Monkey time

New Zealand (part two)

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April 29th 2010
New Zealand.... Part Two! After a lay-in, we hit the road and headed toward Milford Sound, famous for the most amazing scenery in the whole of New Zealand. Quite a challenge, we thought. We passed Te Anau and found a quiet spot on a DOC site by Lake Te Anau, a bit of a surreal one because it was in the forest but literally on the waters edge, with waves crashing in a few feet from the front o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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