The Joys Of Camping March 30th 2006 All packed up and in Godfrey ready and raring, we started to drive out of Auckland but then we suddenly realised Jon and I didn't actually have a tent and none of us had food! We managed to get a tent in a shop here called Warehouse ("where everyone gets a bargin") and what a beauty she is. 15 Bucks and thats exactly what shes worth! The camoflage material earnt her the name G.I.Jane, we then was ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Coromandel Town 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