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West to East Coast 13 to 20 December 2010

January 2nd 2011
We headed north through heavy rain intending to stop at the Okarito Lagoon, NZ’s largest wetland lagoon to see the only breeding ground of the rare white heron but the weather was dreadful so we continued on. We stopped briefly at HariHari where alongside the road was a replica of a biplane belonging to Guy Menzies, an Australian aviator who completed the first solo Trans-Tasman flight from Syd ... 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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Paul & Sheila Williams

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We love to travel and experience different places and particularly like to view and photograph the world's wonderful array of wildlife - and we are so so lucky to still be able to do so although a little slower these days. After retiring in 2010, we have travelled the world covering every continent as older generation nomads - hence our name Silvernomads. We have been really blessed to live out our retirement as we had always dreamed when we worked all those long years. The world is such a kaleidoscope of colours and cultures that have blown our senses away and this blog is a great means... full info

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