from the rail trail

The End of Days

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March 6th 2011
No, NO! not the end of those days. Saturday the 5th Taupo to Auckland. Oh mama, could this really be the end, to be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again? Dylan Unfortunately another day of multi hour driving, but the last one. Raining, sometimes very hard. The Ironman competition is in full swing and the cycling course runs right by my motel and through the business ... 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