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Sea Kayaking in Abel Tasman

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March 12th 2006
Drove through Motueka to Marahau, arrived in Abel Tasman National Park at around 3.00ish. Beautiful scenery - stayed at a place called The Barn, the nearest accomodation to the park itself. Got a water taxi up to Anchorage Point and walked along the coastal track for around 4 hours back to the host ... 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