Marlborough Sound

Taken from Ferry as we approached Picton

March 14th 2007
By the time we got to Marlborough Sounds, it was sunshining, so the Sound looked very idylic. We arrived at Picton and drove straight to Renwick to stay at Watsons Way Backpackers. Our hosts were very friendly, offering plenty of advice and making us feel at home. The double en-suite room was more like staying at a hotel and the kitchen was quite large - excellent accommodation, comes throughly re ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough » Blenheim

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

Message Follow (0) Comment

Sally & Jason Knight

Knightsontour

"Following the light of the sun, we left the old world.", Christopher Colombus After 15 years combined service at Philips, it was time for a couple of qualified management accountants to have an adventure that didn't involve spreadsheets. Above all, it was time for a new challenge - no, not getting home in daylight, but seeing a bit of this beautiful world we live in. After promising ourselves countless times, this would be the year we did it, we eventually headed off on our hard earned career break on 19th January 2007 to travel for 4 1/2 months, taking in : 6 wks Australia 4 wks Ne... full info

Joined	January 29th 2007	Trips	0
Last Login	April 20th 2024	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	60	Guestbook	15
Photos	796	Forum Posts	3

[photo=999408]

[blogger=31156]

[photo=999408]

[blog=141341]

[blogger=31156]

Top Photos Blog Map

Tot: 0.04s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 9; qc: 12; dbt: 0.0144s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb