Journey's End

There and back again !

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January 20th 2010
After sleeping in on New Years day in an attempt to recuperate from a long night of dancing and fireworks, we got out of the blistering hot room where our 4 other roommates remained virtually comatose. We stepped outside into a beautiful sunny day and headed down to the beach. We found a nice spot on the beach and soaked up the sunshine as best we could, taking advantage of the cloudless sky whi ... 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