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Saying Good-bye to Australia

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September 17th 2008
Wow. I can't believe that we've been gone over a month already! We've been so busy that it has gone by in a flash! When I last left off, we were in Byron Bay. We managed to go tandem hang-gliding as we had hoped. I guess we were pretty lucky that the weather cooperated because the wind conditions have to be just right in terms of speed and direction. Since weather is such a factor in whether yo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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