picton hostel

picton 10-14/1

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January 14th 2009
After the kiwi bus dropped us at the ferry terminal we boarded, ready for our three hour ferry journey to the south island and to Picton. On the ferry we saw some really nice views (although they would have been better on a sunny day). When we arrived at our hostel we were really happy as it seems more like a cosy little house and is costing us the same price for our own room , as it has been d ... 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