The ferries at Picton

Day 11 - Ferry to Picton (and more rain)

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November 17th 2006
After of being battered by heavy rains and gales we caught the ferry to Picton in the north of the south island in New Zealand. It rained pretty much all day. Picton is a nice place but really only existing now to support the ferries. As it was raining, and after having little sleep from the previous night, we spent the whole day around picton taking some time out. In the evening we drove north fo ... 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