George

George and Richard

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November 8th 2016
Just to prove that naming one'side vehicle is not that unusual... note the picture of our water taxi transport at Abel Tasman. Sensible name too! So, with wifi improved... I hope.... back to our return taxi journey from walking in Abel Tasman. While we had been walking, the weather had got a bit blustery with some showers, but beneath the trees canopy did not cause us any bother. We waited on (ye ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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