Views from observatory

Milford Sound

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February 1st 2010
Today is February 1. But at 6:00 am, when I woke up, it was still the evening of January 31 in the United States. And that is my Dad’s birthday. So, after getting showered and dressed, I gave him a call and chatted with my parents for an hour, recapping the last week. I had to call early because I needed to catch my bus to Milford Sound at 7:45 from in town. The two English girls I had met the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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