We were pretty much dreading the 2 hour journey to Milford Sound because of the warnings of the roads being difficult to drive on in the winter, and had been advised to take a guided tour there instead. Thing was, we wanted to stay the night there, and the tours pretty much take you their and back in the blink of an eye, and also we wanted the freedom of stopping off anywhere we wanted to on the way to take pictures or have a breather. Milford Sound is as much about the scenic journey there (from Te Anua - just one road in), on winding roads around mountians and rivers and lakes, as it is about the actual end destination. And we had a few stops on the way. Luckily the driving conditions were not
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