Day 182 New Zealand, Tongariro Alpine Crossing. 11268251_10153196594420659_4638043046055655888_n

Day 182 New Zealand, Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

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May 19th 2015
Hello Bloggers and everyone else, Today we had a very early wake up for us of 6.30am. We had paid the $30 shuttle bus to pick us up from the Tongariro Holiday Park at 7.10am. We had porridge for breakfast, and packed our bags full of water, pasta, snacks, sun cream and warm clothes then headed off on the bus 30 minutes down the road to the start of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (19.4km). ... 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