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Day 87

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January 26th 2011
Had a bit of a lay in this morning, I ended up on the leaky air bed so was pretty much on the floor when I woke around 6am, and couldn’t get back to sleep. Helen went to pay the woman at the office for another night’s camping, think League of Gentlemen and you’ll have an idea of what she was like, very friendly though. Site itself is not too bad at all, excellent shower this morning, althoug ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Invercargill

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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