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Salty Showers

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March 25th 2016
Went for a coastal walk after breakfast and stumbled across a beautiful little beach whose blue waters were overhung by the serpentine boughs of oak tress. Much fun was had expoloring and Hat rechristened herself Tiger Lily Grylls. The dip also served as a handy shower. We set south again on our way to Rotorua. Yesterday's roads were very bendy but today we had sections of dual carriageway to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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