Some folks in our Group.

This is near Tongariro National Park. They say the hike hear is the best day hike in New Zealand. It was raining two hard the day I was there and only made it half way before turning back.

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New Zealand

December 2nd 2007
12-2-07 This is the first day of the round the world trip at least sort of. More correctly this is the first day outside the United States. I left Honolulu at roughly 10:00 PM on November 30, 2007 and arrived in Auckland on December 2, 2007. It seems weird doesn’t it? It was almost December 1 when I left and once you cross the International Date Line the day moves forward. Midway through ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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