South Pacific

Day 49: Kaikoura to Picton

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January 17th 2011
Today is the halfway point of my trip. This is Day 49, and I have 49 days to go. The Dusky Lodge reception clerk had agreed to give me a ride to the train station as long as I was willing to leave early in the morning. The train's departure time of 9:54 corresponded too well with peak check-out time. I was willing -- the $10 saved will help make up for the $15 I rashly spent on the shuttl ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough

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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