ship's girl

On Milford Sound

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March 20th 2008
We got up early so we could get the boat at 9.00 (there's free breakfast on that one) and despite very low cloud, we were both overawed by the scenery. The mountains plummet straight into the sea, and the waterfalls cascade over precices way up high. I know plenty about glaciation, but nothing prepares you for the sight of it in action. One of the waterfalls was 3 times higher than Niagara, but so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » Milford Sound

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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