Interesting trees in the park

Long Flight to New Zealand

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February 8th 2017
Geo: -36.8474, 174.766We missed a day! We left San Francisco at 7:50 pm on February 6th, and arrived in Auckland at 5:40 am on February 8th. What happened to the 7th? The flight was 13 hours, but we both slept a lot, watched a couple movies, and it really was not bad.We are staying in a bed & breakfast in a historic coastal town across the harbour from Auckland, called Devonport. But, it is on ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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