snooze after lunch.

Kahoe Farm

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December 23rd 2007
Up hill and down dale today. First up behind the hostel to the Camel's hump, to see the view - like being in a plane! Then along the Lane Cove path, also very up and down, and rather longer than we expected, so we didn't quite make it to the cove! There is a hut there you can stay in, but the only way to it is to walk for 2 hours, or go by boat. We found out later that if we had walked to the end, ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangaroa

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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