Long way from home.

World tour in a day

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December 9th 2006
Both slept really well, although after too much alchohol it was more of a coma! Got up and got dressed for a run but it was really chucking it down. Its only 1 degree warmer than home but its winter there and summer here - boo! We got packed up and got some supplies from town before another trip to the excellent Freyberg pool, to try and get rid of the shabby feeling. Both felt better after a few ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wanganui

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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