the clouds have gone and we finally got a sunset!

From Bad weather to Blue Marlins to Bats galore

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March 17th 2013
Well, our full day diving trip was cancelled due to a cyclone pushing through our location the night before our trip - this left the ocean extremely rough and no good for us to go out on. A bit disappointing, but they could guarantee all of us getting sick - no thanks! By the time we were done with breakfast, the rain stopped and the clouds did not look quite as heavy so we headed out for a hike u ... read more

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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