sea beard

Catlins and beyond

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February 28th 2011
Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th Oh, so they have Internet on computers now! Hommie That is sort of how I have felt for the past 24 hours. I have been trying to Skype and e-mail with very mixed results. The video feed on the Skype was so bad we just gave up. Anyway, Thursday…I was still in the Catlins. The last two stops were Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay. Porpoise Bay as implied is the home to a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Curio Bay

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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