Milford Track

Milford Track: Day 4

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January 19th 2011
It's the last day on the track. Mixed feelings about it - good that it's coming to a close (shower, clean clothes, and a real bed will be nice), and a little sad, too (the moutains, the river, the quiet, and the friends). The forecast calls for possible showers, but hopefully I can beat the rain. It's 18km from the hut to Sandfly Point and the ferry to Milford Sound, but it's all gently downhil ... 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