swingbridge in Kaitoke Regional Park

Wellington, Abel Tasman(South Island) and my birthday!

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December 23rd 2015
It's been a while! We were either quite busy or nowhere near a halfway decent wifi connection, so I'll do some catching up. The day before our boat crossing we 'roughed' it in Kaitoke Regional Park(roughing it might be a slight exaggeration, our Bertha is well equipped for at least a couple of nights without power, but still. No internet. Gasp.). The park was amazing, we did a nice walk ther ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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