Ferry lands at Picton

Wellington to Picton

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February 26th 2009
February 26, 2009 "Sail away, sail away, we will cross the mighty ocean"... into Picton Bay Randy Newman I have a mid morning ferry to the South Island so I’m up coffeed and waiting in line around 9:00. Another first,(the ride) this ferry is nearly as big as the cruise ship I was on several years. Key here is not to have the same experience, i.e. sea sickness. I followed the usual ad ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

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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