Hole

December 18th

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December 19th 2008
Today we drove up to Farewell spit. Along the way we stopped at some Caves, the largest freshwater spring in Australaisia, A huge hole in the ground also. It is the largest Tomo in the southern Hemispher. It goes down 600 and something feet. There was also some nice views along the way. ... 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