The campsite that never was

The Blue Lake and Night's "out there..."

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February 16th 2009
Our first proper day in New Zealand. We woke up at 6 to hear the sound of the rain hitting the campervan roof and both needing the toilet - luckily, we were parked next to a covered walkway leading to the nearest amenity so scrambled out of the van and ran briefly through the rain before returning back to the van to attempt sleep (it was still dark-ish). When we got up, it had stopped raining, so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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