Paul didn't want to leave!

Ice, ice baby!

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November 30th 2006
Saturday 25th November Paul - Nice drive to Waitomo this morning where we would hopefully be using a 2 for 1 voucher to go caving in the limestone caves around there. We arrived early so after looking around the village (very dull - they've not excatly made much of the huge tourism industry passing through here) we went to book our tour. Expecting a bargain anyway, we were shocked whe ... 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