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Day 35

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December 5th 2010
Today was the long ride day. This had been on the training calendar all week and, despite my vague thoughts about doing it yesterday, it was always going to be a real ask, to be able to cycle for 5 hours. The issue here is that you need to think of the terrain around here as either up hill or down hill, flat, as a concept, doesn’t really exist in a volcanic region. Also, you need to consider tha ... 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