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Big Push

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March 23rd 2011
Here we go big push today my aim is to get to opapere. I got a new gel seat for the bike so i hope that helps with the sore arse. The start was a hard slog but some dam nice sights along the way. It seemed to take for ever to get to the Kauri Forest but was well worth the ride. Great 5k down hill but on the, bad side i new where theres a down theres a up ;(. The Forest was just great and to se ... 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