Taxi drop off point!

Wildlife better, WiFi worse....

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November 7th 2016
Wildlife much improved.... Tui, Bellbird, Fantail, Pukeko, Weka, cormorants, garnets and even an Albatross! We drove from Picton via Nelson to Abel Tasman arriving in beautiful sunshine with calm seas. Next day we took a water taxi to walk a section of the coastal track. An uneventful taxi ride via a Cormorant colony and more nz fur seals to a stunning but deserted beach. The walk through the b ... 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