The log - Level 4

Taupo and the drive to Wellington

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January 20th 2008
TAUPO... it was amazing! The city is built on a dormant volcano, and it's due to erupt!! Apparently it erupts every 2000 years, and it's about that time... The crater of the volcano is a beautiful freshwater lake that we sat around sunbathing beside on the 3rd day we were there. The water was such a beautiful colour, but no different than most of the water we've seen along the way! Our first afte ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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