Kayaking in Abel Tasman

South Island part 1

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October 10th 2008
Hello. It feels like ages since we've sat down to do a blog session and we've done loads so here goes... From Wellington we took the ferry across to South Island through Marlborough Sound. The crossing takes three hours but it was absolutely beautiful as most of it is through waterways and mountains - apparently the journey can be incredibly rough but we had clear blue skies and not a wave in s ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo

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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