Long Beach

Monday 7th March- Auckland

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March 7th 2011
Up at around 9:00, after a late night to bed. It is initially a bit chilly in the morning but warms up as the sun comes up. Gary and Tracey have an itinerary planned out for us which involves an overnight stay in Paihia in the Bay of Islands which is about 200km from Auckland, We will set off tomorrow morning. Gary cooked us a full English Breakfast on the barbeque, This includes bacon, egg, sau ... read more

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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