Pathway to Pool

Day 40: Yellow-Eyed Penguins at Last

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January 8th 2011
Last night, I went out about 9 p.m. to see if I really could see Little Penguins coming ashore right into town. I couldn't, though I could hear them. I did see a freight train (I like trains!) and a pretty good sunset, so the excursion was not wasted, though the south wind was bitterly cold. Almost as soon as I got back to my room, about 9:45, a dreadful din arose outside. At first I though ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Oamaru

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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