Milford Sound

We were on the bus and out of Queenstown before the sun came up. Our tour guide was Irish and exactly the kind of person you'd expect to move to Queenstown, the adventure sport capital of the world: an adrenaline junkie. He says his next adventure will be paragliding through one of the mountain passes we passed on our way to Milford Sound.

We drove the Milford Highway, one of the most scenic drives in the world, or so I've been told. It definitely lived up to its reputation: it was gorgeous. We stopped at a few places on the 3-4 hour drive from Queenstown to Milford, including the mirror lakes, the valley of a mountain range, and a rain forest. Here are some pictures from the drive to Milford.

Milford sound was beautiful. Even though it was a cold, rainy day, it was still so incredible. I alternated between warming up inside the ferry and wantering the decks taking pictures and taking it all in. At one point, the ferry puts the bow of the ship into one of the falls so people can choose to get wet if they want to. The waterfall was glacial, hence the term glacial facial when you stand under it.

The drive back was just as gorgeous, but we didn't stop anywhere. There was some snow on the way out too.