Hibiscus, Rarotonga

Day 25-26

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June 22nd 2006
Day 25: Rarotonga Another day, another couple of snorkelling sessions. There’s not much you can say about this pastime, really - we both love it, and as long as there’s a new venue we’ll be there. Having said a sad farewell to the top-optional Mazda Cabriolet, we were confined to barracks for our last day, which we used to exhaust the offerings of the lagoon adjacent to the resort. We final ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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