me and my kayak

trip to the Bay of Plenty 2.-4.02.2011

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February 9th 2011
Went on a little three day trip last week to Whakatane and Mt Maunganui. Started tuesday morning bright and early by picking up the car from the rental company - promised to be a lot of fun 'coz that was only my second time driving a car with the steering wheel on the wrong/right (pun intended here...) side of the car. Surprisingly enough I made it up to Whakatane in one piece and started plannin ... 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