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Odyssey Down Under Hawke's Bay and Kapiti Coast

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March 5th 2017
" Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore" Andre Gide Breaking camp in a campervan is a lot easier than the car and tent troops one sees in all camp parks. Once again Sue and I were stowing stuff before heading out of yet another camp when Sue exclaimed " OMG...just look at that". Like a dutiful lapdog I looked up and gazed over our litt ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Kapiti Coast » Otaki

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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