Day Ten Photo 2

Day Ten

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May 29th 2008
Happy Birthday, Mike! We hope you have a great day, whether you get a mule or not! We met the sweetest man at the top of the Mount this morning. He convinced us that we should go fishing just north of Auckland in the Bay of Islands off the coast of Russell. Maybe we will! We didn’t spend any time in town, just had our morning workout and got a few things ready to leave around the condo. We a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Mount Maunganui

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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