Baby swans, aww

Day 71 - Rotorua

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February 13th 2006
Today I wanted to go white water rafting but their had been too much rain and they couldn't dam the river to control the water. Ate some award winning pies at a local bakery. Walked through a nearby park which contained areas of thermal activity with mud pools and hot ponds, then walked along the edge of Lake Rotorua. Watched some black swans swimming around on the lake near a Maori Church. Carrie ... 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