Queenstown to Milford Sound 298 km
Our next destination is Southern Discoveries, Milford Sound for Ecounter Nature Cruise at 12.45 pm. Based on gps it will takes us almost 4 hours to destination, but if based on the website, it will takes 5 hours. To be safe, we leave the lodge before six am when it still dark and freezing cold.
The weather changed easily. To tell the truth, its kind of scary as we are unable to predict our journey. At times okay, at times drizzling, at times heavy rain and most of the time snowy. We did carry our chains but we don't think we are able to put it on the wheels plus driving slowly with chains is not a cup of tea. You will never know where you will end up. As the weather getting worst, we try to calm ourselves by following the bus in front of us. The road was really lonely.
Followed by instinct, I decided to call our motel to check on the weather condition and if there is any way we can take bus to Milford Sound. We are so lucky. Since it still early, we are able to catch a coach and proceed with the cruise. So we turn left to Te Anau heading to our motel instead of Milford Sound. We have been driving for 3 hours without stop, 170km.
We hop into the coach and seat comfortably with the rest of passenger. Waiting and waiting until the driver announced his decision - to turn back to Queenstown instead heading Milford Sound due to the road and weather condition. I was so disappointed but yep, safety comes first.
So, we walked around the small town in very cold weather.
We hop into the coach and seat comfortably with the rest of passenger. Waiting and waiting until the driver announced his decision - to turn back to Queenstown instead heading Milford Sound due to the road and weather condition. I was so disappointed but yep, safety comes first.
So, we walked around the small town in very cold weather.
We check in to our motel and have a good rest before our next activity. Cute kan the motel
Our next activity for the day - Glow Worm Caves. Huge boat ride was about 30 mins to destination.Cameras and any recording devices were not allowed in the cave as the worms are very sensitive to the light or noise. They can actually die.
We had to walk carefully inside the cave. It was pitch dark. Once we hop into the sampan, no talking please. The view was spectacular. I felt I'm in a different galaxy with stars within our reach. Its remind me of our own fireflies :) To give some idea, our sampan ride is something like this
Magical
At the exhibition centre for Q&A session and coffee break
Outside the centre - more snow
Handsome boy - Rafael. When I grow up I want to be a model :)
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