Karen and Dianne

Meeting Nicole in New Zealand

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October 26th 2010
It was all very exciting waking up Oct 22 to meet Nicole and Chris. I found out later both Nicole and I couldn’t sleep the night before we were so excited. It had been 15 months since we had seen our daughter. We woke up early and stuffed ourselves with our last meal on the ship. Eggs, bacon, toast with salmon and cream cheese, coffee, fresh orange juice. Yum. (We were not too sure how well sto ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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