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Day 181 New Zealand, Lake Taupo to Tongariro

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May 18th 2015
Hello Friends, countrymen and Bloggers, We woke up cold again, we can’t believe the temperatre drop between the south and north islands. We had a nice breakfast of bacon sandwiches and headed off to the airport. We had booked up a sky dive today and were both really excited and nervous about it. We had also booked up to get our van fixed after so we had a busy day. We got t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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