Me, practising my starjumps

Final Stop Auckland

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February 18th 2008
Day 110: Driving back to Auckland With no windows in the room that I stayed in last night, I had no real concept of what time it was, and so apart from when Murgs popped her head round the door to say goodbye as she left for work (after which I fell straight back to sleep again), I managed to sleep through until nine, and got out of bed feeling a million times better than I had on the previous ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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