Mt Pirongia and Pureora Photo 8

November 20th 2007
November 13, 2007 My sleep pattern seems to be off as of late. Last night I once again was wide awake at 3:00 a.m. Maybe it has to do with me going to sleep around 9:30 p.m. each night (because you can’t do much after the sun sets). Or maybe it could be that 3:00 a.m. is the coldest part of the night. Whatever it is, I still seem to be functioning well on only a few hours of sleep per ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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Chad Stoesz

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Well, this is my third backpacking expedition across New Zealand and it looks to be pretty incredible again. We've got an amazing list of tracks and routes we plan to do that will take us through some pretty remote, rugged, and beautiful pieces of wilderness. This will be a 3 month trip and I'm doing it with my good friends Nick and Andrew Arkis. Along the way we will be meeting up with several of my friends from previous trips who plan to travel with us for parts of the time as well. It's very exciting for me to be getting one more opportunity to do this sort of thing, and even more exc... full info

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