Mountains

Milford Sound

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December 29th 2012
Thursday December 27th We got up early as the journey was going to be a long one. The drive to Queenstown was as usual beautiful and spectacular the snow capped mountains and blue skies just need to be seen. It's so difficult to describe the scenery as it is always beautiful yet in different ways. When you stop and get out of the car the smell hits you, lupins and broome fill the air with the ... 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