Forests of the North Photo 9

November 2nd 2007
October 30, 2007 Today was intended to be a rest day, but it somehow turned into a half a day of hiking and a full day of activity. We began by using the expensive internet connection at the motor camp to upload our blog entries, so hopefully people are reading this and it’s not just five dollars for fifty minutes of internet for nothing. After that, we networked with a guy from Califor ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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Chad Stoesz

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Well, this is my third backpacking expedition across New Zealand and it looks to be pretty incredible again. We've got an amazing list of tracks and routes we plan to do that will take us through some pretty remote, rugged, and beautiful pieces of wilderness. This will be a 3 month trip and I'm doing it with my good friends Nick and Andrew Arkis. Along the way we will be meeting up with several of my friends from previous trips who plan to travel with us for parts of the time as well. It's very exciting for me to be getting one more opportunity to do this sort of thing, and even more exc... full info

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