Very Picturesque!!!

Hello South Island!!!

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February 23rd 2009
22nd February 2009 - THE FERRY RIDE & ON TO NELSON!!! The Ferry ride was good though we couldn't sit outside for long as the wind would have knocked us off the boat. Nat still didn't feel too good from the night before in wellington and so we found a seat in front of the big screen ready for a movie and didn’t move much. I found my way to the café to buy a brew and by the time I came back Nat w ... 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