Quintin McKinnon

Day 26: Meredith Goes to Moria

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December 25th 2010
Actually, this is supposed to be The Hobbit, not LotR, so I suppose it was the goblin-caves really. But "Moria" alliterates, and it was frightening. "Te Anau," pronounced "Tee-ah'-nah," like "tiara" with an n instead of an r, means "The Cave with Rushing Water" in Maori. Today, I went to visit the eponymous Cave. That wasn't the only thing I did. I had planned to go back for a Christmas ... read more

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

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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