kaikoura

day 86

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January 15th 2010
we had intended to stay a few days but the weather had got quite bad again so we decided to try and get an earlier crossing back north,we went into the montana winery which i believe is the biggest in nz and had a few tasters and then had to crack on. we had to blag our way onto the ferry as we had already changed the time of the crossing once and they wouldnt allow another so we manged to get a 2 ... 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