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The Hike

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December 22nd 2008
Hi all, Aren't I spoiling you all with another journal oh so soon!! :-D (started typing this on 22nd Dec...sorry for the delay in only publishing it today...4th Jan :-D) Hope you are all coping with the mad rush of Christmas at home! It is not Christmas here, no rush, no sub-zero temperatures and it doesnt even get dark to see the lights!! I'm looking forward to getting to Jayns and hopefu ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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