And we're off

Doubtful Sound

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December 25th 2010
Day 26 We had all woken up in the night thinking about our ‘what ifs’. Biggest issue was the immediate one of getting to the boat for Doubtful Sound on time while having already sorted out what to do thereafter. Went to the boat office and arranged storage of our luggage while away, bought tickets for the coach back to Queenstown on Christmas Eve, ordered a hire car on the internet at the caf ... 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