See that wire, that is called skyjump, you come shooting down there at 60mph!

November 1st

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November 1st 2008
November 1st, Auckland 8:30pm Last full day in Auckland today, which is sad because I won’t get to see much of it during the contract because it is our embark day so I will only have a few hours off to sight see and grocery shop. I made a stop at Esquires again this morning for breakie and internet (I rhyme!) for an hour or so, and then wandered around the waterfront for a bit. I came back to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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