Waikawa beach

Day 52: Wailing Went the Weather

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January 20th 2011
The wind wuthered all night, and I woke to much lower temperatures, though not yet too low for me. I don't know what it'll be doing tonight. The high winds have continued. I've spent the day doing laundry -- hung my thermal underwear and my hat on the clothesline, and they nearly blew away, though I had them anchored with five clothespins apiece. I went out for a walk early in the morning, ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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