Tex taking us to breakfast

East Coast, South Island, NZ - study in contrasts

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February 17th 2013
Another pleasant ferry ride between Wellington on the North Island and Picton on the South Island - about 3 hours across the Cook Strait, calm seas, flying dolphins trailing the ship...and even wifi on board. Watching the ship load was fascinating - the train tracks run right into the hold of the ship and the boxcars go right into the ship...and then out the other side when we arrive - pretty neat ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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