Standing at the lake in Queenstown

Milford Sound and Wayne's Canyon Swing

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June 10th 2008
Seeing as we still had a few days left in Queenstown, I decided I would go on the Milford Sound cruise the day after my skydive. It was an extremely long day as we drove through to Te Anau, through the divide in the mountains where there are some very steep and windy roads and then enjoyed a two hour boat trip out through the Fiords to the Tasman Sea. Although it is called Milford Sound, it is act ... 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