People on Hot Water Beach

Day 78: Getting Into Hot Water

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February 15th 2011
There was one more altercation with the Swiss couple, and this one really wasn't my fault. There were many shelves in the refrigerator, but because it was a low refrigerator and because most of the shelves were squeezed tightly together, only the top shelf was convenient to use. The other couple had placed their grocery-bag on the left-hand side of this shelf, so I put mine to the right. The ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whitianga

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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