Somewhere between Picton & Nelson

Crossing Over with Horatio Nelson

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April 28th 2009
We arrived and stayed in a place called Upper Hutt, just north of Wellington. The next day, we caught the interislander ferry at 2pm. The crossing was relatively smooth (although we did spend most of it out on deck watching the horizon - much better than inside where you can feel the floor moving up and down and have the constant reminder of seasickness by seeing the ready supply of sick bags) and ... 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