Gary

Vacation Day 1: Waitomo Cave Adventure (HERS)

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March 3rd 2007
We're going to split Day 1 into 2 entries...since we both had very different days. So...Mom, Gary and Myself had ourselves booked on a 7-8 hour Caving Adventure into one of the many caves in the area called "The Lost World". We left around 10:30 on Saturday morning and headed to private farmland where the cave is located. New Zealand is the only country in the world that if you own the land, y ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo Caves

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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