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Tongariro Alpine Crossing...Totally Awesome!!!

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February 17th 2009
17th February 2009 - A LOT OF WALKING AND USES FOR A MULTITOOL!!! My alarm went off at 5am……my body screamed at me that it was far too early to open my eyes but my brain new better and I got up. Everyone else still sleeping so I crept out of bed, grabbed my stuff that I had laid out all neatly the night before and headed for a shower to wake me up properly!! As I finished in the shower Nat got ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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