The next day we drove to Milford – stopping off at lots of the short walks (I’d never done) along the way. It really is a stunning part of the country (if touristy). When visitors come to NZ they often don’t realise what a big country it actually is. If you come for 4 weeks and try to do the whole thing.. well… you can probably get everywhere – but you won’t really have time to enjoy any of it (I don’t think). Milford is one of those places that it takes time to get to and so is often left out. A shame I think.
Anyway – went for a cruise, saw some dolphins..
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On the way back our captain unofficially told us that while the DOC walk to Bowen Falls was *technically* closed… lots of people still did it and it was perfectly safe. So my very law abiding mother, and not quite so father, and I .. squeezed through the conveniently sized hole in the fence and walked to the falls. Well worth doing.
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After that we moved on to Gunnes Camp for the night. It’s a great stop on the Holleyford road. Well out of the way but a unique and quite historical place to spend the night. We went for a short walk and saw some glow-worms.
The next morning we did another couple of short walks to waterfalls and pools before driving towards Bluff where I was going to meet Orla for our Stewart Island experience. It was also my Birthday.. I got a cake (well muffin) and everything! A nice game of scrabble (a.k.a. I won!) and a bottle of wine and all was well. 30 Next year. Ouch.
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