Ivy striking a pose

Drive to the Coromandel Peninsula & Hot Water Beach!

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June 5th 2011
Our departure day from the Northern Region greeted us with the first clear, sunny sky during our stay at the house called Zemmery Fidd. We headed down to town to get a couple of postcards and log onto the internet connection from the local hotspot. Neither Zemmery Fidd nor our next house at the Hot Water Beach is equipped with an internet connection, so we have had trouble getting email and post ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel Peninsula

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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