Albrie

Peel Forest

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February 22nd 2007
At Peel Forest we stayed at an eco lodge. It was made entirely out of recycled material and everything we used had to be recycled or carried out. The toilets there didn't flush, so there was a pee hole in the front that drained to who knows where and a poop and toilet paper hole in the back that led to a bucket below that had to be emptied before we left (ugh!). There was a toilet out back that ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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