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27 04 2010

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April 29th 2010
27 04 2010 Woke up at Lake Topao pronounced Toepaw and it was a bit damp. Rained overnight. We had a farewell breakfast with Dennis and Maria and waved goodbye to them after a group photo shot. Then we drove to some thermal springs at Hidden Valley called Orakei Korak cave and Thermal Park. You had to catch the on demand ferry over to the thermal springs and were left on your own to wander arou ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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