The Gruesom Twosome

Fiordland

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September 7th 2007
Friday, 7th September We hired a car - a lovely white Mazda Familia which is gonna be our transport for the next 24days - taking us all the way to Auckland. We drove to Te Anau last night and are staying in a really nice (quiet) hostel in what seems to be a town stuck in the middle of nowhere. Though it does have all the essentials! Just spent the day kayaking on Milford Sound. Tech ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau

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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