Somewhere between Reefton and Blackball

Day 18: Reefton to Kumara, 120km. The Donkey fools Headwind and Rain with the help of Showpony

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March 15th 2018
Day 18: Reefton to Kumara, 120km. The Donkey fools Headwind and Rain with the help of Showpony It was going to be a quickie, on asphalt, 80km from Reefton to Greymouth. The Donkey had decided to take another chicken route. The off-road option, called the Big River Trail, 56km long was introduced in the course book as a 5-7 hour challenging stage, not passable if it had been raining as there are ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Greymouth

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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