Day 2 - Done!

Cycle gets underway

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September 12th 2009
Day 1 Neither of us could quite believe that Day 1 of the cycle was finally upon us. We were both a little apprehensive of the 100km+ that we had to cycle that day as it was much more than either of us had cycled in one day in the past. Thankfully, the further away from Auckland we got the quieter the roads were, and the conditions were near perfect for cycling - dry with very little ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton

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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