Photo on a flat bit (not my ears)

Horse Trek

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October 16th 2008
Got up on Abi's birthday and it was lashing down. Not good news as we'd booked a four hour horse trek at Awhitu, about an hour away. Steve kindly took us there and the weather cleared as soon as we got going. A horse called Trampy got the short straw and got me. This was no gentle walk down to the beach. There were some serious gullies heading down to the sea with steep climbs and falls which ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Awhitu

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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