Milford Sound in the rain

Moment of madness

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March 10th 2007
Well on leaving Queenstown we drove all the way down to Milford Sound- wettest place on the planet and got a cruise out of the sound into the open water and back- we all got bitten to buggery by the dreaded sandflies- they seem to be everywhere. I know i keep banging on about this but it's such a beautiful country and we passed so many mountains that were used in the Lord of the Rings (not that ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook 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