Inside the packhouse

My Apple Days Are Done

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March 11th 2006
Today was my last day apple packing, and thank goodness for that. I felt like I was losing the rest of my thin slice of sanity. Here are a couple of pictures of my time at Kelston Orchards. I have booked my ferry to take me and my van to the South Island. I catch it a week from Sunday, so I have some time to get down to Wellington and enjoy a couple more days there. I'm going to Napier tomorr ... read more

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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