Tuesday morning we headed out of Te Anau with a full tank of petrol and headed
north to Milford Sound. The drive from Te Anau to Milford is purported to be
the best in the country. It was a pretty drive but, like most days in Milford,
it was overcast and misty.
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| Eglinton Valley |
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| Mirror Lake |
We planned a day hike for the and settled on a three hour walk to Lake
Marian, in a hanging valley. We passed some incredible water falls and traveled
uphill for a good two hours before reaching the lake. The boys did great on the
walk and the lake was pretty, but "not worth it" according to Jack.
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| The hike begins |
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| Jack studies the falls |
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| Looking downstream |
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| Taking a break |
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| Are we there yet? |
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| Made it! |
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| Getting ready to head back down |
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| Another break |
We got back to the car and finished the drive to Milford Sound, stopping at a
couple scenic areas along the way. The last obstacle to overcome on the way in
is a a one-way tunnel cut downhill through the mountain. Delays can be upwards of
20 minutes waiting for opposite direction traffic to clear, but we got lucky on
the way in and out and only waited a few minutes each.
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| Milford tunnel entrance |
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| In the room, at last |
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| A lone sailboat in the sound |
We spent the night in Milford Sound at the Milford Sound Lodge. The room was
really nice, if a bit small for a family of four. The three hour day hike
worked wonders getting us all to sleep.
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