Descending to Lake Taupo

23rd January 2008

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January 24th 2008
23rd January 2008 Managed to post yesterdays blog in an internet cafe today, a day behind schedule. This is the first time we have stopped in a motel that does not have any internet access. The weather did not look promising when we got up today as a fair amount of low cloud hung over the mountains, so it looked as if our attempt to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing would have to be aborted. Ithe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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