NZ: Te Anau to Milford Sound

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We traveled from Te Anau to Milford Sound, for another overnight cruise.

Here’s an interactive map of our route, heading north, with some potential stops marked:

On the road:

On the road

Eglinton River:

Eglinton River

Earl Mountains:

Earl Mountains

The Milford Road:

The Milford Road

Mirror Lakes… not entirely a still day, but still scenic:

Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes

We got some coffee from Coffee Cat parked at Mirror Lakes:

Coffee Cat

Monkey Creek:

Monkey Creek
Milford Sound Highway

Glacier and waterfalls:

Glacier and waterfalls

Waiting to enter Homer Tunnel, a famous one-lane 1.2 km (0.75 miles) tunnel:

Homer Tunnel

While waiting, the cars were visited by some kea:

Kea on a car
Kea
Kea
Kea

Entering the tunnel:

Entering the tunnel
Tunnel
Tunnel
Tunnel

Looking back at the tunnel:

Looking back at the tunnel

Lots of waterfalls:

Lots of waterfalls

Misty:

Misty

More kea in a parking lot:

Kea
Kea
Kea
Kea

Tomorrow, the Milford Sound cruise.