River Valley Hills2

Climb Every Mountain

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June 11th 2006
Had a few drinks of course but had to get an early night after Thursday's skydive, up at 5.30am to go on the Torra, er Torranger, er something crossing, basically up the side of what's known as Mount Doom in Lord of The Rings (I've not seen it yet) Sadly weather was poor (it is winter here) so could not do the proper walk so 5 of us went up to some nice waterfall then a bit futher to a remote ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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