Bex in the darkness

Hot Water Beach

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April 7th 2007
A very early start, having got up at 4am, to be on the beach at 4.30, when the tide was out. The name of the beach is literally what it is. In a certain area, you can feel hot patches of sand under your feet. If you dig a hole in these areas they fill with boiling hot water which comes from volcanic reservoirs beneath the sand. It was incredible to be lying in a hot bath, whilst the air around was ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whitianga

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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