Typhoon coming from ahead

In Peril on the Sea

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February 2nd 2012
Oh Lord hear our pleas from those in peril on the seas! I never thought I would right those words when talking about our adventures cruising on the seas of the world.<span> What an adventure we have just had in the Tasman Sea.<span> Not the kind of adventure you dream about or even want to experience.<span> A typhoon and a fire! We sailed from Hobart Tasmania on ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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