Beautiful Views

Milford Sound on a Beautiful Day

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February 22nd 2005
We are so lucky. Milford Sound and the Fiordland in general get about 6 meters of rain per year. But we had a real nice day! The way from Te Anau to Milford Sound (which is actually a fiord but for some reason all fiords in NZ are called sounds) is 120km long, with many nature atractions on the way. We stopped in several places for short walks in beautiful scenery. Then we cruised the fiord. It' ... 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