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Odyssey Down Under South Island Abel Tasman National Park

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March 10th 2017
" The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." Saint Augustine Tuesday 7th March 2017. Preparation is the name of the game when one travels and our research indicated we needed at least 30 minutes from Pororua to the Ferry in Auckland because of traffic congestion. So, we fired up the HBS and pointed towards the harbor arriving about 12 minutes late ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Motueka

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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