The hole in the rock

Swimming with Dolphins and the end of Van-life!

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October 26th 2006
SATURDAY - Rainy day at the islands. We arrived in to Paihia where the weather was over cast and rained on and off all day. Never-the-less we pondered about town looking at the shops and inquiring into conditions and prices for swimming with dolphins the last big thing to do before we leave New Zealand. SUNDAY - The calming qualities of swimming with Dolphins. We were up ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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