Pancake Rocks

New Zealand - Motueka

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August 29th 2010
On the next Day i'm driven to the Pinnacles/Pancakes Rocks in Punakaiki. Unfortunately the Wheater was very bad. That's the Reason i skipped Westport and went directly to Motueka (Abel Tasman National Park ). There i slept on a campsite near the Big Hole. That's NZ deepest Cave Hole (164m deep). The following Day i booked my Huts in the National Park and prepare my stuff for the Tramp. The Da ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Motueka

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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