Te Anau is a good place to stop for the night on the trip to Milford Sound from Queenstown |
Wings & Water Cessna floatplane, Lake Te Anau |
Statue of aTakahe (Porphyrio mantelli) |
Less than 200 Takahe remain |
...but they were thought to be extinct in 1948 |
Bailiez, Te Anau |
Debbie discovering Hokey Pokey |
The Ranch, Te Anau |
Fiordland National Park, the largest in New Zealand |
Fiordland National Park |
Fiordland National Park |
Elington Valley, Fiordland National Park |
Highway 94 from Te Anau to Milford Sound |
Details on the Milford Road |
Mirror Lakes, Fiordland National Park |
It's best to stop at Mirror Lakes in the morning when it is calm |
Mount Elginton, Fiordland National Park |
Mount Elginton |
Reflextion of Mount Elginton in Mirror Lakes |
Reflextion of Mount Elginton in Mirror Lakes |
Mirror Lakes |
Mirror Lakes, Fiordland National Park |
Mirror Lakes, Fiordland National Park |
Mirror Lakes, Fiordland National Park |
Mountain west of Mirror Lakes, Fiordland |
Mirror Lakes |
Growth on a tree, Fiordland |
Deer Flat, Fiordland National Park |
Dead possum - 70 million more where that came from |
At one of the conservation talks, we were told to swerve to hit them - invasive pests |
Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park |
Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park |
Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park |
Lake Gunn relects nicely in the morning as well |
Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park |
Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park |
Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park |
Milford Road passing through a forested area, Fiordland National Park |
Mount Lyttle, Fiordland Nationanl Park |
Mount Lyttle, Fiordland Nationanl Park |
Mount Lyttle from the Milford Highway |
Te Anau-Milford Highway |
Mount Crosscut on the NW side of Lake Marian |
Mount Crosscut, Fiordland National Park |
Mount Christina, Fiordland National Park |
A Kereru (wood pigeon) in the wild, Hollyford |
Southland-Westland link approved in 1936 "What about finishing it?" |
H Bomb "deactivated by the New Zealand Prime Minister" |
Hollyford River along the Milford Highway, Fiordland |
Hollyford River, Fiordland |
Te Anau-Milford Highway |
Te Anau-Milford Highway, Mount Talbot |
Mount Talbot, Fiordland National Park |
Te Anau-Milford Highway, Mount Isolation |
...just prior to the Homer Tunnel leading to Milford Sound |
Mount Isolation behind Mount Talbot |
Mount Isolation behind Mount Talbot |
The Milford Highway at the Homer Tunnel, beware delays |
Stream emerging from snowpack |
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland |
One of the most famous views in New Zealand |
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound |
We sure lucked out with a rare clear day |
Milford Sound gets 5 to 9 meters of rain a year |
Our Red Boat - Encounter Nature Cruises |
10:30 am departure |
Real Journey's Milford Sound cruise boat |
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound |
Milford Sound cruise terminal |
Milford Sound is 16km long and up to 2 km wide |
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland |
Milford Sound cruise |
Kayakers, Milford Sound |
Milford Sound cruise |
Mount Pembroke, Fiordland |
Milford Sound reflected in Debbie's sunglasses |
Debbie on the Milford Sound cruise |
Real Journeys flight on approach to Milford Sound Airport |
Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park |
Cliffs on the south side of Milford Sound |
Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park |
Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park |
Encounter Nature Cruise, Milford Sound |
Landslide scar, Milford Sound |
Encounter's smaller boats can get in close |
Milford Sound |
Ferns, Milford Sound |
Basking seal, Milford Sound |
Seal from Encounter Nature Cruise, Milford Sound |
...the penguins were already gone though |
...it moved... |
Small waterfall, Milford Sound |
Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park |
Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park |
Small waterfall, Milford Sound |
While I enjoyed the blue skies, rain brings many more small cascades |
Encounter cruise, Milford Sound |
Waterfall, Milford Sound |
Waterfall, Milford Sound |
Rainbow in a Milford Sound waterfall |
Waterfalls, Milford Sound |
Waterfall, Milford Sound |
South shore, Milford Sound |
Waterfall, Milford Sound |
Minerals, Milford Sound |
Shear cliffs on the south shore, Milford Sound |
Real Journey's kayak mothership |
South side of Milford Sound |
Fairy Falls, Milford Sound |
Fairy Falls, Milford Sound |
Fairy Falls, Milford Sound |
Fairy Falls, Milford Sound |
Fairy Falls, Milford Sound |
Fairy Falls, Milford Sound |
Fairy Falls, Milford Sound |
The crew collecting glasses of fresh water from the falls |
...must be a job for the junior members |
Rainbows from the waterfall off the bow of the ship |
Rainbow in the mist, Milford Sound |
Milford Sound looking east |
Real Journey's Milford Sovereign |
Red Boat's Pride of Milford |
Mom on the bow of the ship |
Milford Sound looking back to Fairy Falls |
Seal rocks near the mouth of Milford Sound |
Seal rocks, Milford Sound |
Seal rocks, Milford Sound |
Milford Sound looking east |
Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
Another close...and wet...encounter |
Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
View through the pilot house window |
Nosing the ship into the base of Stirling Falls |
Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
Debbie, Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
Debbie, Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
Debbie, Stirling Falls, Milford Sound |
The mountains by the Homer Tunnel |
The less famous side of Mitre Peak |
Side view of Mitre Peak, Milford Sound |
Milford Deep Underwater Observatory |
Mount Pembroke, Milford Sound |
Mount Pembroke, Milford Sound |
Mount Pembroke, Milford Sound |
Private sailboat "Southern Bear", Milford Sound |
Red Boat Crewmember |
"Southern Bear" Milford Sound |
Boats around the Milford Deep Underwater Observatory |
Mount Pembroke |
Milford Sound |
Milford Sound |
A Cessna on approach to Milford Sound Airport |
Milford Sound |
Red Boat Cruise, Milford Sound |
Red Boat Cruise, Milford Sound |
Bowen Falls, Milford Sound |
Bowen Falls, Milford Sound |
ZS-ALM Milford Sound |
Red Boat Cruise, Milford Sound |
Bowen Falls, Milford Sound |
Helicopter tour, Milford Sound |
Bowen Falls, Milford Sound |
The end of Milford Sound |
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound |
Bowen Falls, Fiordland National Park |
Bowen Falls, near the Milford cruise wharf |
Bowen Falls, Milford Sound |
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound |
Back at the wharf after the 2 hour cruise |
We'll have to settle for this Fiordland Crested Penguin |
Trail from the cruise terminal to the parking lot |
Ferns in the light, Milford Sound |
Fern |
Mom and Debbie with Milford Sound |
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound |
Milford Helicopters |
Milford Sound Airport with Mitre Peak |
Air Fiordland ZK-KPW at Milford Sound |
Milford Sound Scenic Flights ZK-DRY |
Tutoko River |
Tutoko River |
Donne River |
Short hike through forest, Fiordland National Park |
Fiordland National Park |
Oddly eroded rock formations |
Ferns, Fiordland National Park |
Driving back to Queenstown |
Gertrude Saddle above Homer Tunnel |
Homer Tunnel - one way every 15 minutes which can cause delays |
Homer Tunnel |
View from the parking area on the east side of Homer Tunnel |
Pyramid Peak, Fiordland National Park |
Pyramid Peak, Fiordland |
Debbie, Fiordland National Park |
Debbie, Fiordland National Park |
Debbie, Fiordland National Park |
Debbie, Fiordland National Park |
Debbie, Pyramid Peak, Fiordland National Park |
Debbie, Fiordland National Park |
Fiordland |
Don't feed the Kea sign at the Homer Tunnel |
Milford Highway |
Milford Highway |
Milford Highway |
Milford Highway looking back to Mount Talbot |
Mount Isolation |
Mount Talbott & Hollyford River, Fiordland |
Hollyford River, Fiordland |
Hollyford River, Fiordland |
Debbie, Fiordland |
Kea - New Zealand's mountain parrot |
Kea, Fiordland |
Debbie screaming and ducking |
Cheeky Bird |
New Zealand license plate |
Kea on the hood, Fiordland |
Kea, Fiordland |
Kea, Fiordland |
Fiordland National Park |
Passing 45 degrees south latitiude |
Te-Anau Downs |
Lake Te Anau |
Looking for dinner back in Te Anau |