Canterbury Tales: Dolphins, Snow, Spa Pools, and the Ultimate Travel Companion.
June 15th 2015 I was standing in the kitchen when I first laid eyes on her. She wore a vibrant blue jacket and an infectious smile. Her hair was a light brown and pronounced itself to the word in waves of fizzy curls to her shoulders. She carried a huge pack as if it were a sack of bread loaves. In one hand, she had a reusable grocery bag full of veggies and in the other a bottle of red wine.
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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 
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Tara Cloud
Traveling Soul Sisters
There are so many ways to travel that it's a miracle to find someone sharing your style though I must admit I also prefer your "whatever" ways, letting the path unfold organically. And I love it when plans fall through (house sitting) and something replaces it, much better than you could even have imagined. I'm so impressed that there were so many hot tub hostels--NZ is even more magical than I'd imagined, not to mention the snow, seals and dolphins! Great journey--and so much better than the desk job you'd wanted a year ago. Wise woman!