Mitre Peak

Milford Sound and Routeburn Track

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April 30th 2007
The trip to Milford sound involved a long bus journey with a stop in the picturesque town of Te Anau on Lake Te Anau. The scenery driving through the fjiordland area was stunning with the mountains and valleys etc. Its not actually that far as the crow flies from Queenstown to Milford but due to the mountains the road takes a very circuitous route around. Climb into the mountains and then pass thr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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