The crater

Going on an adventure

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March 1st 2018
Today we would be taking a scenic route from Rotorua to Tongariro National Park, with stops at Huka Falls and Lake Taupo. Since it was overcast with a cool wind I decided Eddie Bauer was in fashion for today. Now, I wear this orange plaid shirt every day at home and nobody thinks anything of it. That’s because any given time 75% of the Canadian workforce is wearing the same thing. Well down here ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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