Milford Sound

Milford Sound

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April 2nd 2010
Milford Sound is a very small town with nothing more than a few houses and mainly accommodation for the hordes of tourists that come here to see the fiords on a boatcruise. Most of the tourists don't stay here but are on day trips. Others come here to go on multiday hikes around the mountains. I arrived in Milford sound early in the evening, and after checking into my hostel, I drove down to the ... 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