Today's adventure was heading out to Milford Sound. We hopped on a tour bus from Queenstown for the 4 hour drive out to Milford Sound with stops at Te Anau and other small towns and scenic vistas along the way. The weather was terrible, with snow showers hitting us in the mountain pass and making the roads kind of sketchy. But the skies broke just as we rolled into the sound and the sun glistened upon the water in the gorgeous fjord. And gorgeous is no understatement, the sheer cliffs plummet at 70-80 degrees into the crystal clear water. Alpine trees cover every inch of the mountains and waterfalls come cascading down from everywhere, thanks to the generous amount of rainfall in the past week. It was an incredible experience as our clipper ship cruised us around the Sound, stopping to check out seals and penguins that were sunning on the rocks. We were able to go all the way out to the mouth where it empties into the Tasman Seas. Totally worth the 8 hour round trip journey on the tour bus.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Milford Sound
Today's adventure was heading out to Milford Sound. We hopped on a tour bus from Queenstown for the 4 hour drive out to Milford Sound with stops at Te Anau and other small towns and scenic vistas along the way. The weather was terrible, with snow showers hitting us in the mountain pass and making the roads kind of sketchy. But the skies broke just as we rolled into the sound and the sun glistened upon the water in the gorgeous fjord. And gorgeous is no understatement, the sheer cliffs plummet at 70-80 degrees into the crystal clear water. Alpine trees cover every inch of the mountains and waterfalls come cascading down from everywhere, thanks to the generous amount of rainfall in the past week. It was an incredible experience as our clipper ship cruised us around the Sound, stopping to check out seals and penguins that were sunning on the rocks. We were able to go all the way out to the mouth where it empties into the Tasman Seas. Totally worth the 8 hour round trip journey on the tour bus.
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This is probably the coolest part of NZ from my memories there. If you get a chance, try to find a way up the West Coast to the glaciers. It's impressive to get that close to a big wall of ice that's actually growing.
JimF
Wow, ice walls that are growing vs shrinking. Maybe GW Bush is right, global warming is just a myth. Right..... and John only had 1 drink at the ice bar!
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