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Day 75: The Meteorological Museum

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February 12th 2011
Even exhausted as I was, I found it difficult to sleep on the rock-hard bed. I finally used my extra blanket as a mattress pad, and got to sleep that way. It was nice and quiet, though, especially for a Friday night. Following the owner's recommendation, I walked over to the main street of town in the morning. Thames has a regular street market on Saturdays. It was an odd mixture of a com ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel Peninsula

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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