A shell on the beach.

Abel Tasman and the drive down the west cost...

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February 10th 2008
After a long drive from Tongarira National Park we headed down South on teh Wellington Ferry to Picton and drove through the vineyards of teh Marlborough Country unfortunately an hour after closing....... We decided to rest in Nelson and spent the next day wnadering around the cute town which we both liked very much. After half a day of shopping we had the fantastic idea of going hangliding which ... 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