leaning forward!

The long walk in the middle of a drought..Cambridge to the climbing area, Wharapapa.

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January 17th 2011
17th January Richard>>>>>>> We left the camp-site a little to late (9.30am) and started our walk southwards towards Wharapapa out door centre where we planned to rock climb for a couple of days. As soon as we set off the packs felt heavy, the sun was blazing, sending heat waves shimmering up from the long straight road ahead. To the left of us a dog jumped into a water fille ... read more

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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