View from Urupukapuka Island

Cruisin' in the C.O.W. - - New Zealand

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May 30th 2006
Cruisin’ in the C.O.W. - - New Zealand In mid-May, we were fortunate to have three very close friends from California, Jackie, Shekels and Eryn, join us for some New Zealand adventure…Our chosen mode of transportation was a Winnebago/campervan that we aptly nicknamed the C.O.W. (Compound On Wheels). To bystanders, any confusion about just how important the C.O.W. was to our ultimate adventur ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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