Mitre Peak

Mitre Peak - the triangular peak in the background - Milford Sound's iconic mountain


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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]
Blog: Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park
Date: November 24th 2009

I left Queenstown (I'll blog that place later) early one morning for a 2-hour boat cruise on the Milford Sound. ... read more







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