Day 18 100ft high bridge

Day 18

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November 27th 2007
We woke up early to get ready for our day trip in the Abel Tasman National Park and had quite the mix up getting picked up for our shuttle to the dock, but we made it. Our water shuttle drove by interesting rocks and seal colonies before being dropped off for our hike. We enjoyed some great sunny weather as we tramped from Bark Bay to Torrent Bay in the afternoon along the trail which wove in bet ... 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