Drive to Milford Sound

New Zealand - South Island - Queenstown and the South

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September 8th 2007
On Thursday 30 August we caught our 8am bus to Wanaka but the weather wasn’t great so we made few stops. We did stop to stare at a rapid for a few minutes and then look up at a mountain which gave a ‘trippy’ effect of the mountain moving. After stopping for lunch, we continued driving to Wanaka and arrived at 3pm. I spent the afternoon walking around the town and enjoying the views of the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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