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November 7th 2005
Hi all, I am so strapped for time b/c I spent all of it uploading pictures. You should definately check out my older entries and check out the pictures. The words don't do justice. Caitlin and I are in Rotorua where we are constantly fighting off the stench of hard boiled eggs. It lies on a geothermally active plateau so there is a constant smell of sulphur. BUT, it also makes for some great m ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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