ferry to picton

a real new zealand town

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December 2nd 2005
a few days ago michelle and i arrived in picton after an amazing trip on the ferry from wellington. michelle decided she wanted to keep travelling and i already had some work set up in exchange for accomodation here so i stayed. we arrived at sequoia lodge, where i'm working, which was filled with construction workers and missing an outside wall. 'great' i thought 'an open air hostel.' y ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough » Picton

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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