Fur Seals

Doubtful Sounds

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May 10th 2008
We arrive in Te-Anu as it’s close to Doubtful sounds where we have a one night boat trip booked which brings us through the fjord. Doubtful sounds is the highlight of the trip of New Zealand so far, the boat was brilliant the scenery was just unbelievable, the cliff edges as the boat sailed by especially at sunset and before sunrise. We seen fur seals as the boat headed out by the Tasman sea to ... 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