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Kiwi Adventure Part 2

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June 18th 2011
Our ferry journey over to the North Island was extremely pleasant, we boarded the Pride of Cherbourg, which was a ferry I'm pretty sure I have been on before. We sat on the top deck initially and took in the spectacular scenery and stayed there until we had pulled out of Picton. We retreated into one of the lounges when it got cold but I didn't feel sick at all. I have taken to popping a f ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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