If you look at any travel magazine or postcard in a New Zealand shop, it will undoubtedly have pictures of the Milford Sound area. It is so famous among hikers, or trampers as they are called in NZ, that most trails require bookings at least a year in advance. Seeing if you would have told me a year ago that we'd be in NZ, we would've said "yeah right", we obviously didn't have any bookings :) We opted instead to drive the Milford Road to Milford Sound. Like all NZ roads there were numerous rock slide warnings and one lane roads...even a few one lane roads with rock slide warnings and high wind signs. Yes, NZ roads are not for the faint at heart, but they are well worth the effort! I couldn't help but stop almost every 5 minutes to take pictures along the side of the road. Can you BLAME me?
The mirror lakes...I wonder how they got that name...
We decided to take the "Nature Experience" boat tour of Milford Sound. This basically meant that it was 2.5 hours instead of just an hour. I'm really glad we did this because the scenery was incredible and it is always nice to not feel rushed. Here's some pics from the cruise...
Justin liked this waterfall...
...but opted to stay inside and take pictures when we got closer :)
A seal!
Considering that 9 days without rain down here is considered a drought, we were VERY lucky to see the sun and only felt a couple sprinkles. It was a beautiful way to end our time in NZ. Next up...Australia!
:) Ryan
The mirror lakes...I wonder how they got that name... 
Justin liked this waterfall...
...but opted to stay inside and take pictures when we got closer :)
A seal!
Considering that 9 days without rain down here is considered a drought, we were VERY lucky to see the sun and only felt a couple sprinkles. It was a beautiful way to end our time in NZ. Next up...Australia!
No comments:
Post a Comment