mysterious rocks

Unexpected flowers for Valentine's Day!

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February 14th 2010
Day 8: 14-2-10 Dropped off Will in Dunedin and continued on our way. Around midday we stopped in Timeru, a charming with Mayberry-esque residents. Just happened to come across a flower show and ended up with Valentines bouquet that would make a florist proud. Camper-van lesson number 8: School is the place where children go to study. University is where big kids go. After minutes of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Timaru

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more