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Fur seals Ohau Bay

South Island. Picton to Oamaru

March 3rd 2014
Monday 24th An easy and lazy morning as we get the van ready for sailing to South Island. After cleaning out the holds we stock up and drive to the ferry port. The ferry takes three and a half hours to reach Picton on South Island. The sea’s quite rough but we’ve had our sea sick pills and are fine. Mine puts me to sleep for an hour or so. As we pull in to Queen Charlotte Sound ... read more
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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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