Parked outside the Hostel...what a view!!

Driving, Walking and a Hot Bath on the Beach!!!

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February 12th 2009
11th February 2009 - ROAD TRIP BEGINS: FIRST STOP......WHITIANGA!!! I woke early after a poor nights sleep. The boys in our room came in late (3am) chatting loudly, my shoulder/arm is still sore and every time I rolled over I woke up in pain (not good when I am a wriggler) and I kept waking up thinking about how much there is to do in NZ and worrying about how I am going to choose (not a bad worr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whitianga

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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