Cherry island Taupo

March 2nd 2009
Day 35 Taupo part 2 First job of the day was to walk into town and book a ticket for a sailing trip on Lake Taupo. After this we spent the next couple of hours wandering round Taupo town until the ferry left at 2pm. After lunch we went down to Cherry Island which is on the river near the bungy so Oli could have a swim in the fast flowing clear river. We set sail on the Barbary a vintage sail ... read more

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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

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RTW Trip 2009

Oli and Laura

We are leaving on January 27th with our rucksacks and travelling for 6 months, returning on 11th July. Below is our itinerary and we hope to update an Internet Travel Blog and include the web address below if you want to follow us around the world. 27th January - Fly to Lima - Peru We will spend a couple of weeks in Peru staying at a desert retreat and getting a train up Machu Picchu to following the Inca Trail. We will then travel to the salt flats of Bolivia and Lake Tititaca. We will travel through Argentina to eventually end up in Santiago (Chile). 25th February - Fly to Auckland - ... full info

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