Finished the walk - Jen

Tongariro Crossing

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April 16th 2007
Today we did the most well known one day walk in NZ called the Tongariro Crossing. A very early start. The coach picked us up at 5:40am. The jovial driver entertained us as we toured around other hostels and then drove the hour trip to the start point in Tongariro National Park. We were the first coach to arrive and therefore got a headstart on the crowds (on a busy day several hundred people do ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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