Still on the beach

Wandering people - wandering minds (Part 1)

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March 9th 2014
Thursday 6th March - left Marahau and headed for Golden Bay and onwards to Whararike Beach. En route we thought we would refuel and restock with food at Collingwood. The town was more like a sleepy hamlet complete with sleepy dog lying in the middle of the road - could have featured in a spaghetti western movie! The road skirted the Tasman Sea similar to the Carmargue but with hundreds of black sw ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Takaka

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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