View From Kaikoura Hotel

South Island Here we come

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November 12th 2011
Up Early to catch the ferry from Wellington to Picton on the South Island, what a change of weather – it is sunny and calm – an excellent crossing with no major waves or swells to cause sea sickness. The sail down the Marlborough Sound was fantastic and we would have paid the fare alone to get these views. Met a very friendly Kiwi who gavea running commentary of where we going and what we were ... 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