Cook Strait

Heading to the South Island

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January 29th 2007
On the 29th we boarded the Santa Regina ferry and headed to the South Island. We left Wellington harbour around 1pm and arrived in Picton at 4:30pm. It was a pretty windy day but the crossing wasn’t too rough. Once we entered the Marlborough Sounds we saw a Mama Dolphin and her baby. Once arriving in Picton we spent one night and organized our Queen Charlotte Track for the end of the month. Th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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