bathing in the thermal springs

melissa's secret entry :o)

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January 12th 2006
hello everybody....this is not caitlin. this is melissa. sorry to dissapoint :o) i am secretly logging onto caitlin's travelblog to put up some of the pictures that were on my camera, and not on caitie's. crafty of me, eh? i know that i love to see pictures, so i figured that all of caitlin's fans would overlook the fact that i am not her so that they can see some more pictures. as i have h ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North 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