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"A 3 days’ walk" has actually influenced place names in New Zealand! Ninety Mile Beach is only 55 miles long. One theory is because it took 3 days for 30 mph h
by peterburkimsher 5y ago
"A 3 days’ walk" has actually influenced place names in New Zealand!
Ninety Mile Beach is only 55 miles long. One theory is because it took 3 days for 30 mph horses to travel from one end to the other, but horses walk slower on sand.
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1kasdw/why_is_it_called_90_mile_beach_clarkson_xpost/ https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1kasdw/why_is_i...
https://www.dolphincruises.co.nz/bay-of-islands-info/ninety-mile-beach https://www.dolphincruises.co.nz/bay-of-islands-info/ninety-...
I certainly agree that the proposed system is brilliant, whether it's what was originally intended by Tupaia or not. It's closer to a GPS turn-by-turn view rather than a birds-eye map view.