A relaxing few days in the Bay of Islands Photo 4

A relaxing few days in the Bay of Islands

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March 7th 2009
7th-10th; I'm just going to round this up as internet is bloody expensive! A windy bus was seriously not appreciated at 7 in the morning! And the fact that while we were waiting for the bus Em put her bag in sick on the street topped it off! Not ideal! but we arrived in Paihia at lunchtime and headed straight to the beach for some sunbathing. When we got back there was a lot of noise coming from ... 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