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NZ Fur Seals in Milford Sound  
   

NZ Fur Seals in Milford Sound

We don't need to go out of our way to see any more seals on this trip. They're everywhere we go, it seems.
Milford Sound, Queenstown

November 24th 2008
Milford Sound, Queenstown November 23, 2008 We left Te Anau at 7 AM to avoid all the tourist buses that crowd onto the road between Te Anau and Milford Sound after 9. This road is full of spectacular scenery including huge glacial bowls that today were full of waterfalls. There were only 8 people on our Milford Sound cruise. A “two-for-one” voucher for this cruise had come with our rental ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

New Zealand Flag 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
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