Milford Sound & Helicopter Ride

Thurs 5

This morning was an early start leaving the hotel at 7 am.  We hopped onto a bus and started our journey to Milford Sound.  Along the way we saw mirror lakes, and the chasm an enormous rock formation worn from hundreds or millions of years of water wear.  There was a lot of snow!!!  It was quite cold and we ended up buying woolen shirts to stay warm with.  Upon arriving in Milford Sound, we got onto a ferryboat and had lunch.  The sights aboard the boat were absolutely amazing! We saw a Waller fall that dwarfs Niagara Falls at 154 to 54 meters.  We also got to see a fur seal warming himself on a rock.  The mountains were so impressive they give the Rocky’s a run for their money.  After our boat trip we boarded a 6 man helicopter and flew to the top of a glacier to get out and walk around!!!  It was one of the coolest experiences of my life!  We got to fly back to Queenstown, in a fraction of the bus time allowing us a nice dinner downtown.

-Mokah-

Millford sound is 5 hrs by bus from Queenstown. Its an amazing trip, with mountains that easily rival the rockies of Canada. As we have snow, they have snow. We came in by bus, went on a cruise out to the ocean, and came back by helicopter. On the way back, we landed on a Glacier, 6200 feet above sea level, where Joshua and Geoff had a snowball fight. - Geoff