another one from the hike

Pears!

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March 4th 2007
Got a job last weekend picking pears and been doing that like crazy for a week. You get between one and two cents a pear so I figure I picked between 40 and 60 thousand pears last week; making a decent bit of money. Spent four dollars a night on a campsite and met some cool people there. We got a ride to work in the morning, but after work we glad about an hour walk home... witch was quite exha ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » 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