Lone Ranger

Beaches and Bones

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August 2nd 2009
Years later ... the rain stopped. This allowed us to venture to the beach! Although it is still winter we did manage to play catch and Matt even went no-shirt for a while. We haven't made it to any beaches where the no trunks rule is permissible yet (thank goodness), but I can't promise that won't be in a future blog. Don't worry, it will be censored. We filled up the Honda Odyssey with $80 worth ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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