On the way to Milford Sound

Cruising on the Milford Sound

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September 14th 2008
Day 527 (6.9.08) Over night the morning mist had set in making our brekie and prep for our Milford Sound day a little more sombre than it would have been otherwise and as we left it continued to linger for the first 30 mins of the drive. That was until we rounded a bend to find the mist lifted and one of the most spectacular sights of our NZ trip so far. The sun was out and the ground was cover ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound

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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