Tongariro Crossing hike

Sorry Folks

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November 15th 2007
Soooo..... Long time no blogging? Yup sorry folks, the crazy thing is it just isn't as convienient as it was in China or Thailand. Even using computers that spoke Chinese or Thai was easier than finding a place (that had reasonably cheap internet) and we have issues with pictures. We have filled all our flash drives, memory cards and any other available space with picture data, so we have be ... 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