Abel Tasman

Down to the Bottom

---

September 28th 2008
Leg 5: The Top of the South Island We decided to drive along the Queen Charlotte drive, another narrow and windy road with some amazing views of the sounds at the north of the island. Having driven a little too far and not found how to get on to it we doubled back and asked for directions only to be wished 'luck'! Feeling slightly apprehensive we started the climb up the hillside and s ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

---

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