Craters of the Moon

Craters of the Moon & Huka Falls

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June 12th 2011
A seven-hour drive to Wellington faced us today. We didn't have reservations and were kind of winging it on our last two nights on the North Island. There were a couple of spots we had hoped to see so we had modified the drive to accommodate them. This wasn't going to add too much time on to the drive. We pulled away from Woodlyn Park, the name of our quirky lodge. No animals on th ... 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