Day 39 - Picton, South Island, New Zealand 17. Shakespear Bay. QCS

Day 39 - Picton, South Island, New Zealand

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December 27th 2013
Friday 27th December, 2013. Picton, South Island, New Zealand Today was another travelling day as we had to get to Picton in the Marlborough Sounds ready for the cross over to the North Island tomorrow. We headed straight for Havelock (home of the green shelled muscles that D loves so much). We arrived and "had a look at Havelock but there wasn't a lot" so continued on towards our destina ... 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