Centurian Tank 2

Taupo - River Valley

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February 28th 2007
Left Taupo early morning feeling tired from the night before but not too hung over(a little intoxicated perhaps) Very Grey day and ever so slightly chilli, jeans and sandle weather (jandles?). Today we were to have quite a long day on the bus. So as we drove to the Tongariro National park we watched 80s cheesy classic Rambo. Handnt seen it before and it made the time go by. Reached the Na ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » River Valley

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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