The Catlins

Wild camping. Wild

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July 20th 2010
The Catlins. Miles of open road with nothing but sheep to punctuate the view. I think the ratio of sheep to man is now around 10:1, which sounds high to most of the world. Here it only recently dropped from around 32:1. I don’t know why this is amazing, or why we found flocks of sheep so constantly surprising and worthy of being pointed out. But it’s rare you feel so out-numbered by animals. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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

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