Milford Sound is Epic

Cruising, Kazooing and Frollicking in a Petrified Forest

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March 18th 2006
Hello All, A lot can happen in nine days and I will do my best to report faithfully. We left Queenstown and headed down towards Te Anau (gateway to the fiordland). Along the way we saw signs for Mavora lakes and noticed that there were some Lord of the Rings Sights out there so we took a chance and headed out into the middle of nowhere. What we found there was a beautiful lake in the middle of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin

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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