The hole in the rock.

Ninety Miles and then some..

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November 20th 2005
Arriving in New Zealand at 4am and feeling shattered after a 12 hour flight, we caught a shuttle bus to the Fat Camel Hostel in downtown Auckland. A busy hostel, so much so that we had to leave our bags outside the room and wait for our beds to be vacated. The hostel staff then recommended that instead of catching up on some sleep , we do a free city tour. This sounded like a good way to orientat ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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