Cormandel clouds

End of the North Island

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November 25th 2005
I have one hour before I have to catch a shuttle to the airport, so here is a brief entry on my last two weeks. Following Wellignton, Mom and I went to the Cormandel Peninsula. We almost had an adventure getting there when, at 9pm, the gas light went on and we were still 40k from the next town big enough to have a gas station. Luckily, I am an excellent driver (yeah, self-call. whatever) and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel

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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