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Lake Wanaka

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December 6th 2006
Staying at a little lake town called Te Anau we took a day trip to Milford Sound (which is really a fiord - they spell it different down here). It is about a two hour drive through some fantastic mountain scenery which was even better because there had been fresh snow in the night (it was 3 degrees that day!). We were not really sure what we would think of it as we have been to the Norwegian f ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » Milford Sound

New Zealand Flag 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
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