There be a storm a brewin', me hearties!

Yarh! Ah-ha! A vast ye Captain!... and other such piratey nonsense. In the City of Sails (that being Auckland due to it having lots of... boats and stuff that floats).

On the 10, Bro'

December 27th 2007
We stopped in Auckland for two reasons. First we needed to make some money - if we didn’t get our hands on some cold hard cash soon, we’d be flying home before we could even say “Whakatane” (much to my own personal amusement, apparently "wha" is pronounced "fuh" in New Zealand - how wha-cking weird is that?) Second we wanted to stop moving around for a while; settle for a moment and rechar ... 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

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