Shannon Mountain-boarding

New Zealand

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April 14th 2008
It's been a heady week & a half, and we've just stopped long enough to catch our breath & write this blog! Our week with Gary & Tracy and family was fantastic. With Gary as our tour guide we were treated to the world's smelliest tourist attractions. By now, old hat for Gary, but for us - an incredible sight: gas and steam bubbling up through the ground in an amazing variety of mud pools, clear str ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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