Leaving the Picton area.

Weather on New Zealand's South Island was much better!

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August 7th 2007
On to the South Island! You may want to get out your map to follow along our little journey as we circle the island. So, we hopped on the inter-island ferry along with dozens of other travelers. After three hours, we arrived in Picton, a small town, busy with logging. We picked up our zippy red Ford Focus, in the rain, as you might have guessed. We headed north towards Abel Tasman coast. We ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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