Sunset

Hanging out in Coromandel Town

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November 16th 2008
Our original plan was to be in Auckland for Sunday, but the hostel where we wanted to stay had nothing for Sunday night so we are more or less in a holding pattern here in Coromandel. It is not a bad place to be stuck, and as we have the park virtually to ourselves it works well to get some school work done before heading into town to buy the ingredients for supper. After dinner we settle into th ... read more

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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