Another tour adventure begins!

This time Milford Sound.

This was quite the adventure. We took a very long and windy bus ride to Milford Sound, where we boarded a boat to tour the sound, then we boarded a plane to take us back to Queenstown.
The bus ride was 5 and a half hours (with a few stops along the way). The flight was just 45 minutes in a single prop plane.
Soooooooooooooo many pictures were taken during the day. The mountains are magnificent and provide something postcard worthy with every click. I personally took over 300 pictures today, so there's a ton to sort through and add.
I did take some motion sickness meds before going today and I was glad I did. The road had all sorts of twists and turns and the driver seemed to be in a bit of a hurry, so we zipped through even though it took us half the day.
Brenda took some meds as well, but was feeling a bit of the effects, so she took a second pill and that put her balance off for a while. Thankfully it was early on in the trip, so by the time we got to one of our major stops, she was feeling better.
They provided lunch for us, and also took us from the airport directly to our hotel, so great service.
The pilot for the flight home was very nice and quite entertaining. From the looks of what she gets to see on every flight, how could you not love your job?
Anyway, here's the start to a ton of photos of the journey there, the journey while there, and the journey back.
By doing all the different modes of transportation, we were able to see the sound in all sorts of perspectives. The flight home isn't a guarantee either, as often bad weather will force them to cancel the flights. We were lucky today, as the weather wasn't good in the morning (so the early flights didn't go) but by 1 pm, all was fine, so our flight at 3 pm was good to go. Some other people tried to get on the flight as well, but since they were totally booked, they had to turn them away. So glad that Brenda had everything booked in advance, so it was smooth sailing for us!Leia mais