Mysterious Milford

Te Anau and Milford Sound

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January 3rd 2006
After a day of rest in Te Anau where it rains all the time, we took a trip to Milford Sound where it rains all the time! We stopped several times on the way for short walks to waterfalls ... it rained! We then took a boat trip on Milford Sound ... the adverse weather conditions gave the area a mysterious feel. Temporary waterfalls were cascading down every crack in the rocks, sometimes fall ... 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