Taking the Ferry to the Start of the Trail

Milford Treck onto Stewart Island

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February 3rd 2009
Hello! We just got off the Milford track yesterday. This is New Zealands most popular and famous walk with over 14,000 people hiking it a year. We spent the night at a holiday park in Te Anau, a tourist town, but on a beautiful lake. Here we indulged in a big dinner before heading out on the trail the 30th. To get to the start of the Milford track we took a hour boat ride. The scenery was ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Invercargill

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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