The Van

Day 1 in Campervan

---

January 14th 2007
Got our Backpacker campervan. Drove to Paul's and had a nice roast beef dinner that his wife Debbie cooked. Then we drove all the way up to Paihaia at the Bay of Islands. Slept on the road overnight. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » North Shore

---

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