Showing posts with label Te Anau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Te Anau. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Day 31 (Te Anau/Milford Sound) - Wednesday 19th October 2016

Milford Sound
Lake legs still alive and kicking!

We travelled to Milford Sound today and had time for some photo opportunities at the Mirror Lakes and The Chasm. Once we arrived at Milford Sound, we took a cruise on the Milford Sovereign through the fiord, which is found in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park. As it was raining, it meant the waterfalls along the way were even more impressive (#LookingOnTheBrightSide. #StillDryingOff).

Sadly, my optional trip in the evening to visit the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves was cancelled for health and safety reasons. After all the rain, the caves were too wet for us to go inside. 😢

Travelling to Milford Sound
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes
At The Chasm
Milford Sovereign
Milford Sound
Seals at Milford Sound
Milford Sound

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Day 30 (Arrowtown/Te Anau) - Tuesday 18th October 2016

Arrowtown
There's gold in them there hills!

After leaving Queenstown this morning, we visited Arrowtown, an old gold mining village. A lot of the buildings in the main street were built during the gold mining days, and the village is very picturesque. If you want to find out more about the place, the Lakes District Museum is well worth a look.

This was followed by a short stop at Kawarau Bridge, where the Kawarau Bungy Centre is located. This was home to the world's first bungee jump! Nobody from our tour group took the plunge - I think most of them were put off by what our tour guy told us: 'The bungee jump is free for Aussies. No strings attached.'

Our afternoon was free once we arrived at our hotel in Te Anau, so I wandered around the shops and took a stroll along the shores of Lake Te Anau.

Arrowtown
Lakes District Museum
Kawarau Bridge
Te Anau
Lake Te Anau
Walk along the shores of Lake Te Anau