Gibby at the Falls

Kiwi Birthdays and Canadian Birthdays!

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March 5th 2007
Mom and Gary left early the morning of the 5th to set off to hike Mt. Taranaki in Egmont National Park. We, without any hesitation at all, decided to spend another day and night in Okura and meet up with them the next day. So we had a lazy sleep-in, went out for coffee at a little cafe on the beach and then planted ourselves on the beach for the rest of the day...which, once again we had entirely ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Egmont National Park

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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