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Bye Bye Picton  
   

Bye Bye Picton

On our way from Picton out towards Queen Charlotte Sound and the Cook Strait
CHRISTCHURCH TO WELLINGTON

June 2nd 2012
CHRISTCHURCH TO WELLINGTON Up earlier than the crack of dawn and a 10 minute walk took us to the temporary bus “terminus” – the permanent terminus being closed off in the “Red Zone”.<span> <span> At 7.00 the bus got underway.<span> The dodgy bus heater on this cold and frosty morning meant we had to wait until sunrise to get properly warm! Even so, it was a good ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

New Zealand Flag 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
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