The journey in the bus was actually quite boring, as we have nothing to look out from the bus in early dark morning. So most of us were just sleeping on the couch.
Half way through the journey, about 2.5hours in the bus, the driver dropped us by a stoppover cafe at Te Anau for breakfast and toilet break, while he could pick up some other tourists who had already made the reservation for trip. And that made our bus full of 32 persons.
Te Anau is another tourism place which one would not miss to visit it. There is a big lake at Te Anau as well but we've already visited Lake Tekapo and our time did not allow, so we decided to give it a miss.
After half an hour break at Te Anau, we hopped back in our bus and continue the journey for another 2.5hours.
In the middle of it, our driver stopped by roadside when we were in the valley of Milford Sound, there was this big empty piece of land covered with ice where we could jump in and admire the beauty of icebergs in awe.
And then, we carried on the journey, this was another stop-by point --> Mirrors Lake.
It was really very cold out there, -4C freezing, we could not stay long out there, so we just made a quick walk through the pathway!
Many animals are supposed to be observed around this area, but it was winter, so I guess most of them were hiding in bed!
The lake was peacefully calm, but other than that, nothing seems special for me.
And then, we carried on our journey again. And there we came to the Homer Tunnel, which means we are not far away from the the Harbour of Milford Sound now.
It was a very dark creepy narrow tunnel which would only allow 1 vehicle to pass at a time, so drivers had to be very patient and extra careful passing through it.
And finally, we reached the Harbour and boarded on the cruise which were going to bring us through the Milford Sound.
We bought the lunch provided in the cruise. Either cooked salmon sushi or a ham sandwich to choose from, which came with scone, cookies and apple, and free flow of hot coffee and tea.
The name of Milford Sound in Maori is Piopiotahi, after an extinct bird -- Piopio bird.
There are quite a number of waterfalls after dry spells, some are gigantic and some could be seen disappeared with only some stains on the cliffs.
Tourist can either choose to travel through Milford Sound by cruise or by plane. Of course, by plane would be great, but the price would be double.
The goodness of travelling in cruise is that we got to watch Dolphins and Seals.
Rainbows appeared after sun shine through the waterfalls.
I think this is the nest of the seals, they were sleeping so leisurely on the rocks, not disturbed at all.
The cruising took us about 2 hours ++. And then we were on our way back to Queenstown again for another 5 hours.
The winding mountain road in the valley of Milford Sound.... It was said to be very prone to Avalanches, especially during winter. There were many warning signs of avalanches along these roads.
By the time when we arrived at Queenstown, it was already 6.30pm. And we were planning to have some BBQ pork ribs for the night, but without a reservation, we were only able to get a table at this Flame & Grill Bar at 9pm....
Honestly I did not make any survey before I decided to dine in this restaurant for the night, and I did not know that it could be so full house! All tables were full and we have to wait, and it was not even a weekend night.
The serving portion which stated for a person was actually enough for two. And opps, we ordered too much in the end, too much for 5 Asian stomaches.
Hm... the full rack of pork ribs was quite a disappointment, I've had a much nicer one in Australia. This was too chewy and over-cooked.
These BBQ chicken wings were nice though.
The seafood platter for one could actually feed 2-3 Asian stomaches ~_~
Fried Chicken Chop with cheese on top, with the side of steamed baby potatoes.
Caesae salads, not a bad one but too salty.
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