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Tongariro Alpine Crossing

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April 17th 2010
Up again at 5.20am, picked up again at 6am, this time we are on a 50 seater coach instead of the 15 seater shuttle bus we were on yesterday. We can tell straight away how different the weather is - it starts to get lighter and the sun starts shining. Another tell-tale sign that the walk is going ahead is the fact that the lady comes around the bus to take our money! In the car park by 8am ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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