This day was allocated exclusively for a cruise in Milford Sound. If you are wondering, Milford Sounds is a fiord; the grandeur of rocky slopes that rise dramatically out of the waters against a stunning backdrop of snowy peak. People come here to see this natural wonder and you need to take a cruise to do this. If you are lucky, you get to see creatures like dolphins, seals and penguin during the cruise. Unfortunately we did not see any during the cruise or perhaps it was too gloom to see any of them.
We booked this trip in advance with the holiday park operator when we did booking for the room. If I was not wrong we paid about NZD500 for the trip for all of us. The room comes in four beds with cooking facilities. The place was not great but nice and comfortable enough for us the entire family. The lacking of hot water was a bit of a challenge especially during cold weather. Anyway, we paid less than NZD20 per person.
We departed at 7 am from the holiday park. With just personal belongings, we were taken for the cruise via a shuttle. It was a wet morning. It started to rain soon after we left the park. Uncle Terry, the driver, was a friendly man and he brought with him a picnic basket loaded with hot chocolate and coffee, which we enjoyed during the break. Nothing is better than hot coffee and hot choc in the freezing cold weather.
Mirror Lake. No wonder it was called as such- it is as clear as a mirror that you could see the reflections just like seeing it in a mirror.
Some pictures taken on our way to Milford Sound.
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| Tunnel...you need to pass through this tunnel to Milford Sound. |
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| I just found out why almost everything in New Zealand carries fern leaf icon...you will find all kinds of fern species here. |
Refreshment on the cruise...
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