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July 23rd 2011
Just thought we'd add a note to say that we made it home on 15 May (!!!), safe and sound after a fantastic trip through some of the western states of the US ... drove 16,500 kilometres (all without help from a Navman!), visited 21 national parks, took 230 gig of photos - all with one argument! Now we can look forward to planning our next trip, but in the meantime we're enjoying (?) bei ... 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