Fall Colours

A Canadian in New Zealand-Days 29 and 30 - 45th Parallel, New Zealand Fall Foliage, Waterfalls, Waterfalls, Waterfalls, and Milford Sound

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April 28th 2016
On Day 29 basically I just drove to Te Anau my start point for Milford Sound. On route I happened to stop at a rest point to take some pictures of New Zealand's fall colours. I noticed a display informing all that this was the location of the 45th parallel in the Southern Hemisphere - the exact mid-way point between the equator and the South pole. After sufficient celebration, I headed to Te Anau ... 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