Chel & Sois' WorldWide Adventures: Te Anau & Milford Sound, NZ

Milford Sound is actually the wrong name: the place isn't a "sound" but a "fiord". There you have it. Now you too can impress locals and tourists alike during your next visit to the Milford Fiord. But seriously, when it comes to beautiful surroundings, then this place certainly hits the spot.

We started of the day with a cruise through Milford because everyone told us it was the next best thing as opposed to walking the 3-5 day walking track (which's hiking permits were fully booked out until March 2007 BTW. Talk about a popular track). In Queenstown, we asked the National Park people for other tracks but they would take too long and be too unrewarding to undertake in our "meager" 23 days of NZ ;-) Anyways, the cruise took us past impressive waterfalls and nice mountains peaks (e.g. Mitre Peak or the "Mijter van Sinterklaas"). It is the wettest place in NZ and even one of the world's, but your dynamic duo had a bright sunny day (it's all about planning, baby).

Now when we drove into Milford, we came across a lot of other interesting places which we decided to visit on our way back later that day. We just wanted to be on the first boat of the day to experience everything in reasonable tranquility. The following pics give our loyal viewers a little glimpse into a very special place. Check back for more soon!