February 1, 2010
Well, although I complained several times about the long drives on the bus, today's drive up to Milford Sound was unreal. Apparently, this drive that we did today, was voted as the 2nd most beautiful drive in the world (National Geographic).... now you're going to say, well, what's the first... and that one is in Switzerland.
We travelled through Fiordland National Park, where we went through the Homer Tunnel... and coming out of that tunnel... all you heard was "ohh's and ahhhhh's." Our first views of the Milford Sound area were spectacular, and we were blessed to have been travelling on a beautiful sunny day too!
We boarded the Milford Wanderer for an overnight cruise taking in the beauty of the country. Once we got on the boat, we travelled for a bit, where we docked and then were able to choose from a small kayaking excursion or a trip on a smaller boat... I chose the second, and the driver didn't seem to like "contiki passengers" too much... so I found her to be quite rude, and the 'scenic tour' wasn't so scenic anymore.
The living quarters were crammed to say the least. I made sure to pop 2 gravol's and slept like a baby. This morning's highlights were the waterfalls, and seeing seals close up! I feel like I'm repeating myself over and over again by saying these view's are unreal, but I never pictured New Zealand to be this beautiful.
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