Day 14 - Milford Sound (Piopiotahi), Fiordlands, South Island, New Zealand
December 2nd 2013 Monday 2nd December, 2013. Milford Sound (Piopiotahi), Fiordlands, South Island, New Zealand
We had been advised that the drive down to Milford Sound would take between 2 - 2 and a half hours. We set the alarm, had an early breakfast and left at 7.30 am. We drove straight there, without stopping, as we would have time to do the stops on the way back. On the way we saw lots of road kill, birds,
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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 
