Mt Aspiring

Eating before boating - damned if you do, damned if you don't

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October 5th 2005
Greetings from Te Anau, the gateway to the largest national park in New Zealand. We're about to go on an overnight cruise on Milford Sound. Te Anau is a town of about 3,000, on pictureque Lake Te Anau. Last night we took a boat across Lake Te Anau, to the Te Ana-Au caves. With a guide and about 10 other people, we toured through the caves, mostly by way of a small boat. The caves house tho ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » Te Anau

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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