Milford Sound

The weather had squashed our first attempt at getting to Milford Sound but a couple of days later we got the opportunity. We'd booked a guided kayak trip and were pretty chuffed when we realised that we would only be accompanied by our guide Will. The drive from Te Anau was an adventure in itself with awesome landscape along the way. Will was still quite upset about his teams rugby performance but we managed to cheer him up by the time we parked at the water's edge.

After around 10 minutes we paddled off and fairly quickly became aware of the difference between Milford and Doubtful Sounds. Milford is unfortunately a rushed transit hub with an air-raid overhead and boats departing every 10 minutes. I'd most certainly not recommend joining the sardines on any of the cruises. Kayaking however was a wonderful way of seeing the fiord and cutting our own path across the water, dodging boats and exploring some of it's quieter corners.