Road to Milford Sound

Milford Sound, Queenstown again & Christchurch

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October 21st 2012
So Milford Sound. Wow what a place. And what a drive there too. The bus took us down some lovely windey mountainous roads, through a tunnel burrowed through the mountain and out into the entrance of the fjord. Milford Fjord, incorrectly labeled Milford Sound many years ago. When we got there we got almost the picture perfect view of the fjord as you see on postcards only there was a lot of fencing ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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