So Big....!!!

Going North - Part 2!!

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February 10th 2009
9th February 2009 - RAINY DAY DOING NOTHING!!! I woke at around 7.30am. It looked pretty grey outside but instead of rolling over I obeyed my belly and got out of bed for breakfast!! I took my book outside but after half an hour reading whilst getting wet through from that fine rain we sometimes get, I took my reading to bed. As expected I fell back to sleep and got up properly at around 9am. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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