Train Trip

Abel & South Island

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October 9th 2006
South island After our lovely Nelson weekend in its gorgeous microclimate, we headed up to the Abel Tasman national park where with our german friends and took a water taxi up the coast to walk one day of the three day coastal walk. We were blessed with glorious sunshine to enjoy the crystal water, golden beaches and lush forest. We even crossed squishy mudflats at low tide with bare feet crushin ... read more

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

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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