2009 Expedition: The Tongariro Crossing and Mt Ruapehu Photo 5

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2009 Expedition: The Tongariro Crossing and Mt Ruapehu

November 7th 2009
November 3, 2009 I spent the first two weeks of my time here in New Zealand being a tour guide for my Mom and Aunt Betty, as we put 4500 km (about 2500 miles) on a rental car trying to see as much of the country as possible. It was a great time, but by the end of it, I was looking forward to getting off the roads and into the wilderness. After dropping off my Mom and Aunt at the airpor ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Mount Ruapehu

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

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