Tabs and Mickey

Adventures in Abel Tasman

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January 16th 2007
From Punakaiki we headed to the northern tip of the south island at Farewell Spit (Another place named as a result of the adventures of a certain Captain Cook). Tabs and I had an appointment with two stubborn nags called Mertz and Mickey. OK so they werent so bad, but I am not a horsey person and my mount had a tendency to lurch off suddenly pulling me behind in a cartoon stylee. Tabs enjoyed her ... 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