West Coast Ramble: Westport to Milford Sound


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April 25th 2018
Published: June 7th 2018
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For continuity's sake the title of the blog should read Abel Tasman to Milford Sound, however the rip from AT to Westport was simply a nice but uneventful day of driving and not a lot to report on...this was one of a couple of what I referred to as "hump" days where all we did was drive, again necessary due to the times/distances and the things we wanted to see...even Westport itself was really ju... Read Full Entry



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Milford SoundMilford Sound
Milford Sound

...and that's it to the town....
Mitre PeakMitre Peak
Mitre Peak

...with our tour boat in the foreground...



7th June 2018
Falls at Milford Sound

Milford Sound
Surely one of the most sublime places on the planet...waterfalls springing out after rain...where my kids swam at the mouth of a glacier...where the mist rises exposing a mountain top climbing out of the water. Lucky you to be there...lucky you could survive the cold. Gets quite nippy there sometimes...sometimes the best time to be there from the smiles on your faces.
8th June 2018
Falls at Milford Sound

Milford Sound
Thanks Dave, and yes sublime is the perfect word for it, thanks for adding that to my blog! Haha...truly a magnificent place, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the lack of infrastructure there, a good balance between access and not messing with the beauty/grandeur of the place, a highlight of the trip for sure...
8th June 2018
View from the Choppa II

Pristine beauty
Glorious
8th June 2018
View from the Choppa II

Absolutely...
...sucker for mountains, the area did not disappoint...great experience...
10th June 2018

Oh my what a blast!
Great trip in a caravan! I am envious. Love helicopter rides too, so that is a definite must, eh? I don't know how many people have told me NZ is a like a weird Canada. It sure looks like Canada in your pictures. So cool!
11th June 2018

Oh yeah...
...if you like helicopter rides then I would absolutely recommend it...the ride itself was great but landing on the glacier and having the opportunity to get out and wander was amazing...and lots of similarities between NZ and Canada, a lot of if certainly seemed familiar, beautiful in its own right just the same...thanks for reading along Andrea...
10th June 2018
Helicopter

Visiting the glacier
Amazing shot. Beautiful part of the world.
11th June 2018
Helicopter

Visiting the glacier
Thanks, although I'll give the glacier and weather the kudos, hard to take a bad pic that day...haha...

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