Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman trail

Off the Abel Tasman

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January 18th 2008
Hi from Nelson.... Well, I am off the Abel Tasman trail along the Gold Coast of the South Island. It was a beautiful walk filled with amazing beach scenery. Hopefully you won't find the pictures redundant....there are only so many pictures of beautiful beaches you want to see when you are stuck at work (I get it). So the hike started out on Tuesday morning, via water taxi. It was a short ri ... read more

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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