the bay where we went wadding

Day 1 - Saturday Afternoon - To Bowentown

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March 3rd 2007
Updated 19 MAR 07 Found our way along Motorway 2 to Paeroa (pronounce 'Pie...Roar") and this is the place made famous by L&P softdrink. L&P stands for Lemon and Paeroa which was a natural lemonade made from lemon juice and mineral water from a local spring. It is actually celebrating its centenery this year and is delicious even though its now bottled by Coka-Cola. Anyway we f ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty

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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