Mirror lakes

Milford Sound

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March 18th 2007
From Te Anau we headed West to Milford Sound where we had booked ourselves onto an overnight cruise!! Although not as posh as it sounds we had a fabulous time!! The boat (The Milford Wanderer!) sleeps 60 people and is usually fully booked but for our trip there were only 15 people!! We virtually had the boat to ourselves!! It did mean we had our own cabin instead of sharing with two others which, ... read more

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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