Nelson Beach

Day 79, Nelson

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April 9th 2007
So its easter sunday evening and all the shops are closed. Beans and cheese on toast for dinner it had to be! There are a lot of 'international' (i mean non-english speaking) backpackers at our hostel. Last night they all sat round playing the guitar and singing songs. Chris, Helen and myself spelt out crazy things on the fridge with the letter magnets and watched legally blonde on TV! How uncult ... 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