Abel Tasman 026

ORCA!

---

January 27th 2006
Our day at Abel Tasman was amazing! The water there is so blue and the weather was absolutely perfect. The kayak company picked us up in a shuttle and after a nice ride filled with Bob Marley music and bakery stops (our driver, Harold, rocked) we arrived at Kaiteriteri beach. There were 6 other people in our kayak group and our guide took us all up the coast until we reached a place called Spli ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

---

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