Cloudy and damp this am, so plan to walk to Key Summit of Routeburn track was cancelled as no point if no views....but as we drove towards Millford Sound the weather cleared and we were treated to the most amazing mountain scenes, not easy to photograph as the mountains were so close and so steep. We enjoyed several short walks through ancient woodland used in filming the Lord of the ring, and up to waterfalls and along creeks. Still not seen a Kea, but did see a Robin, a pigeon, more fantails and silvereyes.
We dropped Anne off at the start of the Homer tunnel, 1.2 km through the mountain, going steeply downhill all the way in single file. This road is not for the fainthearted! Next up, was our boat trip on the Milford sound. A stunning visual experience shared with a large number of other tourists . Amazing waterfalls despite the lack of rain for 2 weeks, but very little wildlife visible.
On journey back to Te Anau we stopped to investigate the chasm, and the varied potholes scoured out by the force of the river.
At lunch, a stoat trapper , Anne from one of the alpine clubs, cadged a lift up the road after inspecting the traps around our lunch spot (1 rat, no stoats or weasels and no possums)
We dropped Anne off at the start of the Homer tunnel, 1.2 km through the mountain, going steeply downhill all the way in single file. This road is not for the fainthearted! Next up, was our boat trip on the Milford sound. A stunning visual experience shared with a large number of other tourists . Amazing waterfalls despite the lack of rain for 2 weeks, but very little wildlife visible.
We all piled into the cinema before dinner to view an amazing film of the fjords shot by local helicopter pilots, and early to bed....
And so to bed, no sunset tonight.
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