Milford Track - Day 2

Milford Track: Day 2

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January 16th 2011
Day two of the track is 16.5km. Fortunately, the weather is once again fine (some of the flood plains I would have had to cross had rocks the size of grapefruit - that would have made crossing it really "fun"). The trail gradually rose up until near the end for a forty minute killer climb to the Mintaro Hut. Grab a bunk. Get in my swimsuit. Beeline to Lake Mintaro. O-M-G! The Lake sits in a bo ... 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