Blogs from Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 7

In New Zealand we encountered a lot of new things like the fruits Feijoa and Tamarillo, very yummy, and driving on the other side of the road.  I have never been so nervous and I'm still getting use to it.  Everytime we make a turn we say 'sharp left' or 'WIDE right.' In the north Island we spent New Years in a crowded Maori bar with a bunch of island girls we met at our hotel.  It was miles of fun, as they'd say here (even though they use kilometers).  Yesterday we saw the Waitomo caves, filled with glow worms which aren't worms at all but look like a starry night inside a dark cave.  It was unreal.  Then we went to Rotorua to see the Tewhakarewarewatangaoleopetauaawahaio geothermal park.  It took ten minutes for our guide ... read more

The last week in Queenstown was definitely an adventurous one. The week included a couple of casino nights, another intense hockey game in the rink and the highlight of the week was definitely the trip to Milford Sound. Jon and I joined two of our roommates (Joe and Des) on a road trip down the windy roads to take a cruise around the Milford Sound area. During the car ride down we played lots of typical car games and took our time getting there to spend the night stopping on the side of the road jumping around for photos before the cruise in the morning. The hostel we stayed at was called “the Lodge” which was a quiet peaceful place until we arrived. We took over the lounge playing cranium and made the most delicious nachos ... read more

We headed up to Milford Sound in a hurry, did not want to miss out on a good day (rest of the week is rainy) , it's is just an amazing place, word's and pictures cannot describe the place, hopefully these pictures can give you a glimpse of what we saw....... read more

Der heutige Tag ist kurz erzählt. Nach dem Frühstück sind wir am Lake Te Anau entlang nach Norden gefahren, genauer gesagt zum Milford Sound. Der Doubtful Sound und der Milford Sound sind zwei wunderschöne Fjordlandschaften hier, allerdings leider nur mit dem Boot zugänglich. Zum ersten Mal auf unserer Reise haben wir wirklich Touristenmassen gesehen. Am Milford Sound haben wir dann kurzfristig entschieden eine Bootstour zu machen und sind 90 Minuten gefahren und zwar bis zum Tasmanischen Meer hinaus. Sehr interessant, allerdings nach einiger Zeit Berge und Wasser wars mir dann draußen trotz Sonne zu kalt – der frische Wind vom Meer ist halt doch eher kühl Nach unserer Rückkehr ans Land gings 10 Minuten hinauf zum Milford Sound Lookout und dann retour nach Te Anau, ein wenig die Geschäfte dort ansehen. Ich hab gezwungenermaßen mehr Zeit ... read more

Day 8 – Monday the 21st of March We’re starting to feel the ouch from our “slap a Camper “game. It’s getting more and more vicious, soon the bruises will begin to appear. But oh so much fun! After arriving late into Te Anau we woke early and set off up to the Milford Sound to make it in time for our cruise. (Another 101 Must Do for Kiwis) Renee did most of the driving today until the last windy roads. Was a very picturesque drive, through avenues of trees and along the shores of several lakes and then finally winding down the mountains into the sound. Part of the drive down the mountain included passing through an amazing tunnel which was dug out of the mountain. It gave the feeling of having only been mined ... read more