Friday, 12 December 2008

Milford sound by boat

When we arrived at the homer tunnel on the way there we were greeted by a mass of tourists from all over the world armed with cameras and camcorders....I think they either thought we were famous cyclists or were just impressed that we had cycled to the highest part of the Milford Road! Either way it was pretty cool if not surreal. A nice driver of one of the coaches who again maybe thought we were famous or poor gave us a discount card for one of their cruises....which were at our cheaper end of the budget anyway. So we boarded the Mitre Peak 1 and went for a cruise. Ps dont pre book ... just go on an early morning cruise and book at the Milford Sound Lodge..... saved us about 15 dollars each over pre booking at te anau

From New Zealand Cycle tour


[Not our boat]

From New Zealand Cycle tour

[Bowen falls , generates all of Milford sounds hydro Power]

From New Zealand Cycle tour


[steep high sides make Arbroath cliffs look like stairs]

From New Zealand Cycle tour


[stirling falls]

From New Zealand Cycle tour


[Stirling falls again ... look closely for the kayakers]

From New Zealand Cycle tour


[seals]

From New Zealand Cycle tour


From New Zealand Cycle tour

[looking back into the sound from the tasman sea]


From New Zealand Cycle tour

[me on a rock]
From New Zealand Cycle tour


[me and jayne]

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