Monday, 12 November 2007

The start of the Milford Track to Milford Sound (check it out on the satellite photo on Google maps-zoom right into the top of Lake Te Anau and you can see the track we followed!)




Unlike some posh trekkers, we carried all our own gear and food, hence the massive rucksack.
Hardcore!!! It was mainly chocolate, cookies, freeze dried food substitute and prunes....




Me and Is on top of McKinnon Pass after a 90 minute 500m uphill climb, better than our previous nights recce which took 2 hours (just for fun).




The view that made it all worthwhile, it's like this 360 degrees!! Amazing!!






There's a small hut on the Pass with a loo with a window (no flushes here!!! Though incredibly it has toilet paper??).
This is one loo you don't want frosted glass for, check out the view!!!




As I write this apparently it snowed up there today!




Too much sunshine can do things to you. So to cool off we walked under an enormous waterfall, a bit more water than anticipated, 2 days for shoes to dry...




The end. Sandfly point, aptly named cos of the little buggers that bite you if you stop moving.
Where's the food!!!!! The posh hikers got tea and scones :-(



One last jump! I get to have my first wash in 4 days!



Milford Sound


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