Milford sound

Milford Sound and ice glasses

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June 16th 2006
Yesterday was, perhaps, the longest day of my life. This is probably because I didn't get to bed until 3 am the night before and we all were awake by 5 am. At 6 we left Queenstown for Milford Sound. The scenery was beautiful, but it was such a long bus ride-4 hours. When we got to the sound we all got on a large sight seeing ship. The cruise through the sound was beautiful. It took us down tow ... read more

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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