Sounds like… Fiordland NP

After Queenstown we drove to Te Anau, a small township on the edge of Fiordland National Park. This national park is renowned for, and I quote, its jagged misty peaks, glistening lakes and an air of forbidding remoteness.
Its also home to Milford and Doubtful Sounds. According to our guidebook the road which leads from Te Anau to Milford (which is the kick-off point for cruises of Milford Sound) is a beautiful 2.5 hour drive. Enough reason for us to choose Milford Sound over Doubtful Sound. We decided to book a tour with a small company called Trips & Tramps. This allowed us to chill in a small bus with a group of only 8 (us included) and after our cruise in Milford Sound to hike to Key Summit, a point on the Routeburn Track.

So said, so done!

Both the road to Milford as the cruise on Milford Sound were spectacular. Our hike to Key Summit was a bit disappointing though. The weather was so lousy that after reaching the top (in the pace of John and I only an hour from our starting point) we could see nothing but clouds instead of an overview of three beautiful valleys. You win some, you lose some.

More photos of Fiordland NP:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_dude_in/sets/72157623458413976/

John’s blogpost on Fiordland NP:
http://www.oldenhuizing.com/2010/02/20/nz-fiordland-national-park/

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