Mirror Lakes

New Zealand

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October 26th 2008
We both woke up at 4am freezing cold even with two duvets on the bed. We put the heater on but didn‘t really get back to sleep until just before it was time to get up for the trip. We met our small coach first thing in the morning, along with about ten other people and started our journey to Milford. The scenery was beautiful, with plenty of lake and snowy mountain vistas to keep the photogra ... 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