Southern Traverse Tour Day 5: Milford Sound

Friday 1/11: Queenstown > Milford Sound > Te Anau
Another early morning to catch our taxi transfer to the coach for our scenic tour to Milford Sound. We had several stops for other photo ops along the way, including the aptly-named Mirror Lakes.

Our 90-minute Milford Sound cruise into the fjord included lunch, and we again had beautiful weather to admire the awe-inspiring scenery. Rumour has it that the waterfalls are more impressive during rainy times, but we were quite pleased to have yet another sunny day to enjoy the stunning natural landscape, including the multiple waterfalls and seals sunning themselves on the rock.

Once our tour finished up, we all loaded back onto the coach. Mr. E and I were quite relieved that our drop-off was in Te Anau, a charming town just about two hours from Milford Sound, rather than needing to go all the way back to Queenstown as most of the other passengers were doing. Te Anau was lovely, right on the banks of a large lake. We checked into our hotel and strolled around the main street for a bit to check out potential dinner and drinks options. I ended up with a "sushi salad" from the grocery store, which I ate while we had drinks in the hotel lounge and played cards (congrats, Mr. E!). Then yoga in the room for me while Mr. E went to get takeaway from a local Chinese restaurant.

Oh - and Happy 16th Anniversary to us!!!