Fur Seal

Milford Sound

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October 15th 2006
Hit west to the Fiordland National Park, and booked ourselves on a cruise round the fjord of Milford Sound. Unfortunately, the weather was against us, and the mist descended pretty quickly to obscure any decent views of the cliff faces. We were lucky in that we chose to go with a smaller boat company, Mitre Cruises, who spent a lot of time up close to the waterfalls, and also managed to find so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » 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