The end of the kayak trip

Out & About

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October 21st 2008
Finally we got the kayaking sorted; no pics in the water though as I risked losing my camera . We started at the top of the Waikato River, at the top (It's NZ's longest one). No whitewater stuff but some interesting currents to navigate. The biggest danger was from the air actually, with cormorants and shags in the trees threatening to dump on us and on the other side, the Taupo Bungy j ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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