Doubtful Sound

Doubtful Sound

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January 31st 2015
Happy birthday Katie - our eldest grandchild is 5 today. An early start for the trip which took seven hours and consisted of a boat ride across the lake a coach ride from there to the fiord. This road was built in the 60s to service a new hydro electric power station and is stated to be the most expensive in NZ and there is not even any tarmac on it. Well the scenery was breath taking. It ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park

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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