Waterfall

Day 24: The Sound of Milford

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December 23rd 2010
What a day! What an amazing day. It began, a bit too early, in Queenstown at 5 a.m.. I had to catch the tour bus at 7:20 a.m. at a spot four blocks away. Everyone assured me that it was no more than a five-minute walk, but I knew that it would take me much longer than most people, even without my heavy-as-lead luggage. So I planned to leave at 6:30, and, in the event, I left about 6:20; I'd ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » 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