The view from the pass down the valley

Te Anau and the Milford Track

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March 3rd 2007
Ian...(long one!) We left Riverton and the 90%!o(MISSING)f the tapas meal that we hadn’t managed to eat behind us and set off for Te Anau via the Southern Scenic Route. The view from the van just kept getting more and more impressive the closer we got to our destination. We arrived at our first 5 star campsite and, to be honest, I would have been happy to have eaten my dinner in the toilet bl ... 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