really in the bush!

Bush Hike

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September 21st 2009
Meike and I slept in for a bit this morning before heading down to make some breakfast. Sent an email home to everyone to let them know i’m alive since internet has been scarce and expensive. We decided to go on the bush walk that they have behind the hostel. But first we stopped at the flying fox they have set up here. A flying fox is just a zip line.Oh ya, to do the bush walk you have to get ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Raglan

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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