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Day 79 - Abel Tasman National Park

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February 21st 2006
Drove to Motueka to drop our bags off at the Happy Apple backpackers, then drove on to Marahau in the Abel Tasman National Park where we just made the 1:30pm water taxi to Torrent Bay further up the coast from where we would take the long walk back to the car (it took us 6 hours). This area of coastline is dotted with golden sandy beaches between rocky cliffs covered in jungle. It's possible to wa ... 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