Kayak around Abel Tasman

Lunch Stop

February 6th 2007
Nelson - Motueka - Abel Tasman - West Coast - After a very windy ferry crossing, we arrived in Picton with the rain slashing down. However we had our route planned to start off with we headed towards Nelson, stopping just outside in Tahuna at a fabulous campsite which although the pitch was a bit damp, it had stopped raining and the facilities here were excellent. Even in the rain our initial ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

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

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