Milford Sound 2

Milford Sound - What is a Sound?

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February 18th 2011
We set of very early from Te Anua to catch the early sailing on the "Sound" which was 120 kilometers away. The only traffic that we seen on the 90 minute journey was one police car going the other way and one poor soul who had a flat battery and waived us down to see if we had any jump leads. No luck sadly. The route is said to be only suitable for confident drivers but was not a problem, some ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Hokitika

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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