2nd highest waterfall in the southern hemisphere (Sutherland Falls)
The Milford Track is in the heart of Fjordland and is probably New Zealand's most famous Great Walk. It is 53.5 km over 4 days with 1070m in elevation gain. Our first visitors from Canada (Jennie & Mike) were planning to do it- so Brad and I joined them. It is really popular and we had to book it over 4 months in advance. We were really lucky with the weather- it normally rains 2 out of every 3 days in that area- and we had 3 days of sun and one day of rain. But the one day of rain was enough- it was the heaviest rain we've ever experienced. The waterfalls were spectacular though! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures that last day. We were so soaked! Thank goodness there are nice huts for people to sleep in and cook & eat in- tenting in that much rain wouldn't be fun!
You guys are definitely lucky it didn't downpour the whole time. Your pictures are nice, some are a bit over exposed but you got some nice shots. Looks like you had a few tough slogs uphill. It appears to be a beautiful area though, the uphill is worth it. I'm definitely looking forward to checking it out.
ReplyDeleteI tried to fix a few pictures. It is a nice area- and although the elevation gain wasn't huge- 4 days is pretty long (we were sore!)
ReplyDeleteWOW! did you really hike 54 km in 4 days???!?! That is amazing Cath! THe pictures are beautiful, i think my favourite is the last one with tiny little you standing by that huge tree... its cute! PS. Loved talking with you today :) xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt was great to talk to you too Laura!! Thank goodness for Skype!
ReplyDeleteI talked to a girl I used to work with and when she did the Milford Track many years ago ; it poured so hard the track became a river and they had to be "roped-over" the water by their Sherpa!!! So you had wonderful weather for sure.
ReplyDeleteGreat Talking to you on Skype!!!
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