Tent drying in desert

NEW ZEALAND : ENTRY 2 - Mullet picture tally : 1

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April 6th 2005
DAY 7 : ASHBURTON - rest day It was perfect riding weather today, but we had decided to rest so we spent the day at the internet cafe, bank, supermarket, 2nd hand bookstore and camping store. DV had conjured up an interesting route for the next leg of the journey to Dunedin. Not wanting to go on Highway 1 for too long DV found some unsealed roads which should get us there and provide some awe ... 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