Cliff erosion in our bay

Day 18 - 19 Saturday Sunday

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November 21st 2010
Day 18 Saturday A pleasant day spent in Nelson, firstly at the market (not usually my thing (Mike)) and then to a rather special exhibition. The market had none of the clothes stalls we see at home, but had a lot of food and craft stalls, a sort of mixture of Greenwich and Borough markets. Luckily it closed at 1pm or I hate to think what we might be trying to fit into a baggage for the flight h ... 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