Hairpin bends

Goodbye New Zealnd

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November 26th 2012
Having travelled for 400 miles of the south west North Island which was OK but not outstanding by previous standards, except for Waitomo caves, we decided to spend the last three days driving the Coromandel peninsular. This is a thumb of land east of Aukland separated by The Thames. This is not a river but a huge tidal area and near the head is a place called Thames. To drive all the way round the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel

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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