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Day 38

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December 8th 2010
After a bit of a lay-in we packed up the car ready for our 10 day trip to Taupo and Rotorua. Chris is due to race in both places in the next week. We pack up the bikes so that I can at least do a bit on the bike while Chris is racing. We decide to have Lunch with Mark and Tigger, whilst we are eating we find out that it is a good idea to get our ferry tickets booked for our Janruary trip. We foun ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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