"weeeaaaaaarrrrrghhhh!"

Byebye Vinnie

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February 12th 2009
Yesterday we had to wave goodbye to our trusty campervan, Vincent. We had some good times ... he saw us through sun and drizzle, did our Vince. Always ready to let us brew up a cuppa at a moment's notice. Things won't be the same again. It was fantastic to drive across a not so well trodden and partly unsealed road (shh, don't tell the hire company) from Napier to Taihape. Beautiful scene ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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