bubbling mud

pooo!

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April 12th 2009
After a glorious night's sleep Linda's husband noel made us bacon (REAL BACON) and eggs for brekkie and then we hit the road. First we went around Tauranga - Minden Look Out with fabulous views of the whole bay and some crazy deer making the most bizarre noise I ever heard! Next - Mt Maunganui - a volcano right on the edge of a peninsula in the bay. Really cool! We walked around it rather tha ... 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