View from our Farm cabin the morning after getting some snow

Kepler Track Hike and Farm Tour

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June 25th 2011
We had two full days to explore the region, with our primary destination being Milford Sound (the northern most fiord of Fiordland National Park). Sunday was forecast to have better weather, so we put off our drive to the Sound and boat ride until then. We went down to Te Anau and checked out the visitor center for the park and watched a short film on the area. We then drove down the shorel ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » 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