Nelson Beach

Nelson

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April 9th 2007
Cheese and beans on toast last night for dinner, well thats what you get for leaving the shopping until easter sunday! That and a cup of tea hit the spot as well as Legally Blonde on the TV! How quickly impressions can change! Our hostel in Nelson started off OK but our room turned into a bit of a meeting point. I think everyone staying in the hostel came in for some reason throughout the morn ... 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