Rainbow

Holed Up

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November 24th 2008
Tuesday, 25th November The next challenge in our continuing saga, was getting off the Waikawa Marina fuel wharf once the boat had been repaired. Tony, from Charter Link (a bloody good guy), had been up the mast on the Thursday evening to free the halyard, and came back on Friday morning to fix the motor. I took the opportunity to go for a nice long walk round Waikawa. The Marina itself is ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough » Queen Charlotte Sounds

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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