Tight cave to squeeze through

Abel Tasman National Reserve

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April 13th 2007
After a disaster day in Nelson, where everything went wrong (we won't go into that!), we slept in Abel Tasman, a NZ National Reserve in the north east of the South Island. The following day we went Sea Kayaking in the stunning blue waters of the Golden Bay. We rented a double Kayak with a rudder which was very difficult to operate at first (but Dom stepped up to the challenge!). Due to the win ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

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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