The jungle - Abel Tasman

Hiking the Tasman

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March 8th 2008
Day 164 - Sunday 2 March Once again i've survived a night in the wilderness. As we did so much driving yesterday we only had a three hour drive left to reach todays destination. The rain has also finally stopped and its quite a nice day, so rather than wait until tomorrow were going to have a walk around the Abel Tasman national park and hope the weather holds. Four hours of walking later ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Motueka

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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