Face in the Rock

Lake Taupo

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March 8th 2007
We woke up, well-rested for our last day with Mom and Gary. The weather was a little over-cast, but not too bad (at this point in our day.) After breakfast we headed down to the water. We had booked ourselves on a sailboat trip on the lake. The "Barbarry" is a 42 foot sailboat that was built in 1926. Our Skipper was great and had lots of interesting info about the lake and surrounding area. We w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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