Escaping the rain

New Year's Day

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January 2nd 2013
New Years Day and the day after We were greeted by sunshine but it became showery when we all met up for coffee. However a walk had been planned and we were going up Rob Roy come rain come shine. The journey there was about 1.5 hours but on unmetalled roads which meant a very bumpy ride. Steve and me, Rob and Amanda, Harry and Lea, Gerry and Sarah, took two 4 wheel drive cars and crossed raging f ... 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