Us and the view!! Love it!!

Cycling is a pain in the ass....literally!!!

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March 4th 2009
3rd March 2009 - CYCLING TO HARIHARI.....OH MY - THOSE HILLS!!! We left Hokitika and headed south - or so we hoped. There were no sign posts leading out of Hokitika and so we just pedalled over the bridge and hoped we’d got it right. It was a 50-50...not such bad odds! I didn’t feel too bad today - well better than on the first day anyway and apart from the bum and crotch area hurting after t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Ross

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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