Second layby campsite

The Forgotten World Highway

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December 31st 2008
We set off from Taupo heading for New Plymouth by the most direct route on the map - the Forgotten World Highway! The canoeing had taken longer than we expected so ended up stopping for tea in a layby close to Lake Taupo where the boys did a retake of Monty Python and the Snake Stangler - budding film makers! If this had been a bit longer along our way we would have stopped for the night - but i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taranaki

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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