Travel to Milford

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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February 26th 2012
2/24/2012 PS.<span> Backing up a day……note <span> that Trampers 4 crossed the 45 parallel south (the theoretical halfway point between the<span> equator and the South Pole).<span> Anything below the 45th parallel is in the Roaring 40’s (where westerly winds play havoc on land and sea). Today was a grand day.<span> Early in the morning w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park

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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