Sinterklaas in Tasmania

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Sinterklaas welcomed by George Huizing, Honorary Consul for the Netherlands
Mixing it up – Sinterklaas and his two Zwarte Pieten being driven from the Duyfken to the Abel Tasman monument in a WWII jeep by Roelof de Vries.
Sinterklaas traditionally arrives by boat – here at Dru Point, Margate
Mixing it up – Sinterklaas and his two Zwarte Pieten being driven from the Duyfken to the Abel Tasman monument in a WWII jeep by Roelof de Vries.
Sinterklaas with his helpers, the Zwarte Pieten Roy and Monica, ready with the list of names of all the good children
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