Got up early for a bus journey into milford sound then you can get a boat cruise for about an hr. The bus journey was interesting and very informative. That's where I learn't all about the possums and that each skin is worth$15 and some tourists go and hunt them for a laugh then go and watch them being skinned and see how they prepare them. Possum products though are astronomical in price.
Our guide goes whith her boyfriend and just shoots them for fun, they sometimes do deer. Basically over here you can shoot anything that moves. She gets excited when a possum is run over in a car. They also do trout fishing which is a big thing here.
We stopped at several places. We couldn't have a snow fight as the ground was too icy. There were a nice grouyp of aussies on the tour with us as well. From melbourne. We also stopped at a place called the chasam with a bus load of tourists from other places who the tour guide told us not to talk to. She didn't want us picking up strays. There are some lovely walks here which i would love to do in the summer but cant now as a lot are closed. You can go on a three day tramp over milford sound in the summer and you just take food on your back and stay in different lodges which only supply the bed. Sounds really beautiful and great fun.
We got to the boat after going through the divide. This is basically one big tunnel that just goes down. Its quite steap and only room for one car at a time but goes on for quite a way so I am glad i didn't drive it.
At the other end after about half an hour you get to the harbour. You can dive in milford sound although dry suit gear its possible. The salt water and fresh don't mix so you have to go down about 5 metres of murky fresh water then its beautifully clear although dark in colour. They have a lot of black coral there.
the boat trip was good although cold. You could see the mountains either side of the fjords and lots of littl ewaterfalls running off them because it had just rained. Also there are a couple of big permanent waterfalls such as barron falls which are all gushing out water. They have had a bit of a drought this year so the waterfalls are a bit more pathetic than usual.
We also saw seals basking on the rocks and went out to sea for a liuttle bit. It was so choppy that the austrailian group got absolutely soaked by a couple of big waves.
After the boat trip I fell asleep on the bus for most of the way then went to a place called bileys for dinner as it had started to poor down with rain and i couldn't be bothered to cook. Had an enormouse meal of lamb shanks which I couldn't finish then headed off for an early night.
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Posted by: Kelly Windsor at August 4, 2004 09:42 PM