Lake Taupo

New Zealand Day 4: Lake Taupo, Craters of the Moon, Waikato River, Huka Falls, and back to Auckland

September 8th 2012
My driver was to pick me up at 10:00 today, so I woke up around 8:00 am showered and pack up my things. I left my luggage in the lobby as I walked the ten minutes into town to find some breakfast. It was 9:30 I hustled and took it to go, only to have the driver be 20 minutes late. He had gotten stuck behind a wreck, but when he did arrive he apologized helped me with my bag and we were off. Mark o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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

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My name is Brent and I am from Omaha, Nebraska, USA. “Adventure is a path. Real adventure - self-determined, self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind - and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” - Mark Jenkins "All you have to do is co... full info

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