To the restaurant

Jen's 50th Birthday

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May 9th 2007
Jen reached her half century and in an act of defiance against aging, started the day with a brief session on Michelle's stepping machine. We relaxed in the morning and then drove into Auckland centre. We booked into the Auckland Crowne Plaza and a club class room. (Scott had got us a good deal - as Crowne Plaza is part of the hotel group he works for). The room was superb and on the 21st floor w ... 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