Lee, Me, Anna, Luc, and Dylan on top of Mount Eden

December 21st

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December 22nd 2008
Auckland, New Zealand, North Island - December 21st - 1:47pm So it was an early morning for me. I got a lovely wakeup call at 7:16am from the bank…that can never be good. They said that I had to come down and settle my bill. I was under the impression that it was going to get carried over to next cruise as they knew I was doing back to back cruises…was I mistaken. So I get up and dressed, head ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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