Split Apple Rock

Day 37 Abel Tasman National park. Kms driven 140

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December 3rd 2013
Breakfast was included the first morning but it was breakfast in our room so Ian stayed in his dressing gown (Ian is a fan of the hotel dressing gown) and had breakfast on the very small balcony. Not quite the view of Brisbane! Once I got him dressed we set off to the Abel Tasman National Park. This park does not have any roads so the only routes to it are on foot or boat. It's about an hou ... 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