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broken chains and bottom pains !!

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October 4th 2010
Hello from the North Island. So we went on our wine tour which also included beer, cider and some fruit liquers. Not so keen on the boutique red wines quite a thin taste prob quite nice in the summer but not the belly warming that we're used to. We left Nelson in the pouring rain and just managed to get through to Picton before they closed the roads. We opted to avoid cycling on the first pa ... read more

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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