Wet start to the day

Abel Tasman National Park day 2

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February 10th 2009
We got up around 7:30 had some hot drinks as it was still raining a bit, we packed away our stuff while breakfast was being prepared. We had to get all the stuff back in the Kayaks it went smoothly compared to our first attempt. We set off along the coast to look a seals then off to the seal island there were loads of young seals and seals jumping out of the water around us. We didn’t manage ... 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