A view from a tower

A not much day in Wanganui.

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February 18th 2009
18/2/09 = A chilled day with an Underground Elevator Opened eyes at 7am, but room so cosy that closed them and went straight back to sleep again 😊 Opened them up for good at 8am, having nearly had a 12hr sleep. Brilliant! Could have drifted again, but any more sleep would be bordering on lazy! Stayed in bed dozing until 9 (dozing, not sleeping), then Deb came and delivered bad news to me. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wanganui

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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