Wicked Sunset #1

Hots Springs and New Friends

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November 29th 2005
Howdy! We left Auckland on Sunday and we haven't looked back since. Sunday we drove along the coast and ended up at Miranda hot pools. There was a sweet holiday park where we stayed and soaked in the hot spring. This hot spring was developed into a smallish concrete pool. It was not the hottest though it was mineral rich and felt great. On the way to Miranda we stopped to get batteries for o ... 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