Milford Sound Travel Blogs

The one thing I was not going to miss on my trip to Queenstown was a visit out to Milford Sound. I would have walked if I had to, although thankfully that wasn’t necessary. I had a very comfortable and enjoyable day.  My day started early again today. One good thing was the tour compan…

Visited the south island of NZ in August 2004 for a snowboarding holiday. The snow was a bit lacking so I got out and about to see the sites.

We woke up early this morning and were eager to find out if the weather was good enough to fly over to Milford Sound.  We had to wait until 9 to hear from the airline charter service we had booked, so had plenty of time to catch some breakfast.  I went down to get a flat white while Mom a…

We were up early today. Had to make sure our flight was able to go as planned. Yes, weather permitted! We were picked up from our unit and taken to the airport. It was a 14 seater plane and including the pilot there was 8 of us and that meant we all had a window seat. Wow what scenery! When we arri…

One of our other friends, Nonna (Pam), has been in New Zealand and taken some magnificent shots at Milford Sound.  If you haven’t seen it yet, take the time to go and visit her blog and the wonderful pictures she has taken and shared with us.   But one of the shots included a little b…

Vandaag staan we om 06:30 op, want we moeten nog 2 uur rijden naar Milford Sound (120 km) en om 10 uur moeten we inchecken voor de small boat cruise. Ons ontbijt hebben we gisterenavond al op de kamer gekregen, want het restaurant van The Village Inn gaat pas om 07:30 open en dan moeten we al aan h…

Just posting some random photographs from previous travels

One month in New Zealand - two weeks on each island. Fantastic nature!!! Kayaking, paragliding, bungy jumping, Christmas... and much, much more. This is absolutely one of the most beautiful places I've ever been! I have to go back.. and back.. and back, and back..

I can't believe I am finally going! And not just going but really going to see the real NZ ... also staying with some NZ friends Stay posted for pics and blog!!!! :-)

Beautiful country - I have to come back some day. MORE PHOTOS TO COME

7:15 am Go to Milford Sound for cruise along fjord and see Bowen and Stirling Falls, Mount Pembroke and the Remarkables Range.  Return to Queenstown around 7:00 pm. 8:00 pm Farewell Reception at hotel. If I thought the scenery had been spectacular before, today I found out that it co…

Starting Queenstown, I made an excursion to beautiful Milford Sound. We had to drive about 5 hours via Te Anau to get to the sound. So we had to start early in the morning and I got back to Queenstown late in the evening. Was a very long day, but the stress was worth it. The drive to the sounds was…

New Zealand... the adrenaline capital of the world as it sometimes is called. Spent this 3 week trip with one of my best college buddies. Zipped around both islands as quickly as we could to see as much as we could. Started in the Bay of Islands of the North Island and finished in the Milford Sound in the South Island after the Milford Track. Everyday a new adventure :)

Vandaag hebben we een bezoek gebracht aan Milford Sound. Onderweg zijn we meerdere keren gestopt om foto's te maken. We zagen onder andere de Kia vogel. Leuke vogel. In Milford Sound zijn we op de Pride of Milford gestapt. We konden gelijk bij het lopend buffet aansluiten. Ze hadden van alles: vlee…

*****DAY FIFTY-TWO (Fri, Jan 23rd) - A LOOONG DAY OF DRIVING - TE ANAU TO MILFORD TO TE ANAU TO INVERCARGIL***** I got up early and headed out to do the drive to Milford Sound.  I heard the drive out there was incredible & my plan was to just drive out there, hike around a bit, then make…