Scenic

Great Lake Relay

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February 20th 2008
This was a work relay power walk, took us a total of 20 hours and 54 mins and from 9pm on friday night. We walked 155 kms between us with various difficulties and lengths. I conquered two legs of hard difficulty (all up hill) the first being 14.1kms at 11pm friday night in 1 hour 50 mins and the second being 6.3km at midday on the saturday. After the long walks was very tired not sleeping at al ... 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