Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year

The end of the world did not happen...but!

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December 22nd 2012
So the world did not end yesterday as predicted and we find ourselves in Auckland; but the end of our trip, and therefore this blog, is nigh! Tomorrow we start our long journey home for Christmas! We have done some mileage since we left Manchester 25 days ago; over a thousand kilometres already in 'Louise' and well over that in 'Maui'. And just looking at the map we have come so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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