Lady Knox

Taking it easy in the North Island

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April 2nd 2010
Car upgrade! Mitsubishi Lancer instead of that poxy Sirion. Which is just as well really as we landed late in Auckland (Qantas/Jetstar usual), drove out to the Coromandel and parked up in a car park in Thames for the night. Not exactly comfortable, but with Nic in the back and Paul across the front seats, we survived. No shower available but the public facilities allow us to brush our teeth b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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