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day 26

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November 26th 2010
Day 26 Friday. Finally, I managed to get up early and go for a long swim. As I’ve probably mentioned already, the local pool here is a 23m long open air arrangement, water is nice and warm but it can be quite chilly wandering around the poolside early morning if its windy! I also don’t really like swimming that much so it’s a real effort to drag myself out of bed and head to the pool for its ... 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