The drive into the Sound was spectacular and we made a few stops along the way to soak in the views.
Breath taking.
The pictures really never can capture the beauty of this place. We were glad we decided to take this the drive into the Sound. It just seemed to be endless and really took your breath way.
Once we got into the Mildford sound we decided to take a cruise. The day was clear as can be.
We look bundled up but we have learned to be prepared for any weather when you live on an island. On the cruise we saw a school of dolphins leaping their way into the sound and seal colonies soaking in the sun on the rocks. There were more waterfalls then you could count although our captain repeatedly told us that we should have seen it the day before--"The waterfalls were in the thousands and they were going up as well as down the cliff side." As it was pissing down rain the day before we decide we were happy to have a few less waterfalls to see.
View of the Mildford Sound.
After the cruise we hiked up the start of Routeburn Track. The day was so clear we were told that you could see all the mountain ranges from the top of Key Point. It was such a nice hike and the view was phenomenal. We felt like we were looking at the Tetons, Sawtooths and Rockies all at the same time.
Us at the top of Key Point.
We slept well that night and were entertained that evening by what we think was a New Zealand Robin. He seemed to be quite curious and would fly right up to us to have a look.
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