Geysers - Yeah man

Geysers, Cars and Ducks

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February 16th 2009
After our first night away from the campsite and consequently having very little sleep, a lazy day was on the agenda. We decide to do something touristy and check out one of the geysers in Rotorua - apparently when you put soapy water in it, it shoots up 20 metres in the air - this was discovered when the local Maori where doing their laundry, back in the day. So we park up and do our best to avoi ... 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