Doubtful Sound

Doubtful Sound

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February 21st 2007
Well it wouldn't be a trip to Fiordland without a cruise on either Doubtful or Milford Sounds. So starting with Doubtful... Stevie & I booked an overnight cruise on the Tutoko. This involves a 50 min boat trip across Lake Manapouri (good fun in a fast water taxi), then a scenic coach trip along the Wilmot Pass which is an improbable road in beautiful scenery built at great expense for the cons ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » Te Anau

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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