Jenny in Raglan

Hitchin' A Ride

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June 28th 2008
How i failed to use this classic greenday track as a title is a mystery to me especially as it was the first song i ever learned on bass and i've got something in the region of 170/180 hitches since i've been here. Anyway, So Richard, myself and his friend Sean spent a few days in Auckland. An otherwise pleasant time was punctuated by rain, rain and rain. Auckland is a nice enough place but th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Manawatu » Levin

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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