There she blows

Whale watching

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November 9th 2012
The wind died and we got the chance to go whale watching. Three choices, boat, light aircraft and helicopter. We chose the former on the basis we would get closer, assuming of course we found a whale and there was no guarantee. We turned up at the whaleway station (yes that's the real name as trains stop there also) and were advised sea conditions, following days of gales meant a 3 metre swell ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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