NZ - Bay of Islands
Salamander
Sat 6 Nov 2010 00:18
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We're not sure whether we're in Scotland or on the
Isle of Wight!
 Waitangi estate contains the buildings where the
treaty giving Sovereignty to the UK was signed (though the translations differed
slightly leading to a few altercations!)
Treaty House (Home of the British 'Resident' -
similar to ambassador)
(Somewhere in Sussex!)
 The Meeting House
 We've spent some time exploring, but mostly lounged
about for a rest (Caroline spent all day in her pj's yesterday). We have to take
the boat out of the water for maintenance so will travel down the coast to
another marina nearer Auckland. We expect to leave the boat there while we
travel overland to explore NZ and possibly fly to Oz.
New Zealand had no indigenous land mammals, so
birds evolved to fill the niches. The we introduced a load of mammals and
many birds are endangered. Here's a couple we found.
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