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There She Blows!

October 16, 2007November 28, 2009 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Sarah

We got lucky and saw the whale today! The day started with Dan catching a bus to work, at 8.10am, and then Charlotte shouting at me, ‘Telephone! Telephone!’. I pelted downstairs (as I keep forgetting to set the ring tone to ring more than six times) and just grabbed the phone in time (to cheers […]

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Whale in Houghton Bay!

October 15, 2007November 28, 2009 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Sarah

I can’t believe we missed seeing this whale in Houghton Bay on Sunday! We had friends round in the ‘avo and they said the traffic was crazy along the South Coast. We presumed there must be dolphins close to shore. If only we’d taken a stroll down to the bay! At times, the whale was […]

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Southern Right Whale (Tohora) Visits Wellington Harbour

May 30, 2007November 28, 2009 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Sarah

Early settlers in Wellington used to complain that the noise of the Southern Right Whale (Tohora) blowing kept them awake at night. Nineteenth Century whaling hit these gentle giants hard and by 1936, when they were protected, they were on the verge of extinction. On the eve of our 8th Wedding Anniversary a Tohora made […]

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