Ready, steady...

Going into battle...

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March 20th 2009
20/3/09 = Big Al...the Fergburger... not the man! Got up several times in morning, but only briefly and each mini trip ended with me returning to bed. Decided to take the advice that the best cure for a hangover is sleep; we'll see. When did finally open eyes and check watch, it was 11:45. Wow...that might be one of the best sleeps I have ever had in my adult life! Got up feeling not too bad and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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