On the beach

To the bach Abel Tasman

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March 26th 2007
After breakfast Charlotte's brother gave us a tour of the apple packing shed. It is mechanised but they still provide a lot of employment (mostly to itinerant foreigners). He presented us with an enormous carrier bag of apples when we finished. Richard and Joyanne have offered us the use of their; bach’ which is a simple holiday home in the Abel Tasman national park. The generosity of Kiwi's is ... 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