Marlborough Sounds

Spectacular South Island

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August 28th 2007
The trip across the Cook Strait was pretty much flat calm and there was some great scenery once we reached the Marlborough Sounds on the far side. We stopped at a winery on the way to Nelson for some free wine tasting, which was a nice start. We got to Nelson in the late afternoon but didn’t do much - nice dinner at the hostel, a few games of foosball and an early night. In the morning we packe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South 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