An
early start today, even for me😉
We
needed to be on the road by 7am for our drive to the beautiful Milford
Sound. We had been
advised by the tourist Centre that the drive would take approximately 2-2 1/2
hours, with a 1/2 hour walk from the car park.
The
drive gave us some beautiful sights. Snow capped
mountains, crystal clear rivers and streams, and the odd waterfall from the
melting snow. We had decided
last night that we would not make any stops on the way up, but would do a
little sightseeing on the way back.
The
road was pretty good, and perhaps due to the early start there was not much
other traffic on the road and we arrived with a fairly early for our boat
ride. The only time
I had an issue was the tunnel that goes through the mountain. None of our
research mentioned the tunnel. Miss Sam -
some warning might have been nice 😉🤣.
We
booked in for our cruise and sat in the quietly and waited for our ship to be
ready to leave.
The
cruise was wonderful, the day was sunny and had warmed a little. The breeze was
light for most of the trip, only being a little stronger near the ocean
entrance.
The
views along the way are magnificent, and there are 3 honorable mentions,
1
- we got to see a couple of Fiordland Crested Penguins. Hard to take
photos as they are so tiny.
2
- some seals slacking off on a rock. Not sure how
they got up there.
3
- a “glacial facial” at Stirling Falls. The cruise
director said that the spray from the waterfall is supposed to have magical
properties and ladies will look 10 years younger. I am pretty
sure he was telling furfies 🤣
Seal
Very
happy and back at the port, with Robbie not suffering from and motion sickness,
we headed back to our car for the return trip to Te Anau.
We
stopped first at Monkey Creek and had our lunch. The water
there is very clear and pretty chilly.
Our
next stop was Mirror Lake. The water here was just crystal clear, and as it was
not flowing as quickly as the creeks this area has some little black
ducks. We were also
lucky enough to see a couple of trout swimming around.
Our
final stop was the swinging bridge at the start at the Te Anau end of the
Kepler Track. I managed to
walk about 20 feet out before heading back. 😱
After
that we are headed back to our lovely cabin for a rest before dinner.
All
for now lovelies.
Stay
safe and keep enjoying life.
A couple of videos for you to view.
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