Karamea camping ground

heaphy track

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April 23rd 2010
hiked Heaphy Track starting Kotaitai,first night Lewis Hut,second night Goulan downs Hut,then out to drive to blenheim in brother's car while he picked up my van at Kohaihai and drove to meet me at Blenheim.Got bad blisters on soles of both feet and had to endure a lot of pain to get to the finish.I think they might have been avoided if I had worn puttees to stop little stones getting into my boot ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » National Parks » Kahurangi National Park

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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