Mountain, Sheep, Grass, Sky

A 'Sound' Drive...

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May 22nd 2006
A beautiful trip to Milford Sound After a few big nights out in Queenstown we (Ally, Tom, George and I) decided to rent out a car, apparently the drive from Te Anau to Milford Sound is one of the best in the world! ...it was!! It took three hours to reach Te Anau, this is probably the furthest South we'll ever go. It was a beautiful day and the mountainous scenery was stunnin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » 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