Today we had a day off the bikes and took the van; Baz drove us to Milford Sound. It was about a two-hour journey through yet more outstanding territory with constant demands to stop and take pictures.
We climbed up into the mountains once again, this time passing through the Homer Tunnel, it is 1.3km long and has a steep gradient cut through the base of a 2000-foot high mountain. We descended down from 3000 ft to sea level, into the Sound. Here we boarded a vessel and took a cruise that delivered the most amazing scenery! I hope some of the pictures we took do it justice but I doubt it?
During the cruise we saw Dolphin, seals and penguins, waterfalls and fiords and John & I were snapping away with our cameras, it was great fun and the sun shone brilliantly all day. The best day’s sunshine we have had on the South Island.
We climbed up into the mountains once again, this time passing through the Homer Tunnel, it is 1.3km long and has a steep gradient cut through the base of a 2000-foot high mountain. We descended down from 3000 ft to sea level, into the Sound. Here we boarded a vessel and took a cruise that delivered the most amazing scenery! I hope some of the pictures we took do it justice but I doubt it?
During the cruise we saw Dolphin, seals and penguins, waterfalls and fiords and John & I were snapping away with our cameras, it was great fun and the sun shone brilliantly all day. The best day’s sunshine we have had on the South Island.
We got back to our Motel about 3.45 so have some time to rest up before our big ride to lake Te Ka Po tomorrow. I think we have over 400km to cover so it will be a tiring one for sure. We are as far South as we go on the trip and beginning the climb North back to Auckland in the morning. We just realised the end of our trip is in sight as we have just 6 more days on the road
What can you say?Wow!!!!
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what a fantastic trip, i would have loved it.xx
miss your company and comradeship of R66.
got the shivers down my spine when you mentioned RL.
the place sounds wonderful.
well my love to you all and ride safe and above all enjoy.
rosie xxxxxxx
looks picturesque cant wait to see all the pics and here all the tails can't beleive you only have 6 days left the months flown by, well it has for us workers
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