Whale

New Zealand, Day 6

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March 23rd 2012
This morning I woke up extra early, around 5:30. I still felt a bit sick but I didn't care because today I was going whale watching! I was so excited! I had to leave the hotel by 6:30 so I gave myself plenty of time to get ready and to get there. I first had a long shower and got dressed in winter clothes, I figured it'd be colder than usual, the ocean air would be colder. At around 6:0 ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » South Auckland

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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