Doubtful Sound

Doubtful Sound

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December 2nd 2009
So today we got up early to drive to Manapouri to start our cruise of Doubtful Sound. We met the coordinator at the Harbor with the other 10 passengers. We got on a big ferry to go across Lake Manapouri (it took about 45 minutes). The weather was cold and overcast. After the ferry, we got picked up in a van by our boat's skipper, John, who drove us over the Wilmot Pass(a 40 minute drive) to De ... read more

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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