Cook Strait Crossing

New Zealand - South Island - Nelson

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August 22nd 2007
The Cook Strait crossing took 3 hours and we passed through the Queen Charlotte Sound where I saw seals from standing out on the upper deck. At midday, we departed Picton and headed through Marlborough Valley with its lines of vines and steep hillsides. We stopped for lunch and wine tasting at 'The Village' before continuing on to Nelson where we checked into Fern Lodge. This 4 1/2 star accommo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

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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