THE WALK

ABEL TASMEN WALK

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February 11th 2007
WELL LEFT WORK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND DROVE FOR A FULL DAY TO MEET UP WITH MY MATE BEN FROM HOME, WHO HAD RECENTLY TRAVELLED TO THE SOUTH. ONE OF THE FIRST ACTIVITIES WAS TO TO DO A TRAMP OR HIKE ABOUT 53KM ALONG AN AMAZING LENGTH OF COASTLINE. ... 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