NZ: Milford Sound to Queenstown

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We traveled from Milford Sound to Queenstown.

Here’s an interactive map of our route, with some of the stops marked; a big loop, because there isn’t a more direct route:

A rainy morning lead to hundreds of waterfalls:

Waterfalls
Waterfalls
Waterfalls

Waiting to go back through Homer Tunnel:

Waterfalls
Waterfalls and tunnel
Tunnel
Tunnel
Tunnel
Tunnel
Tunnel
Waterfalls

Hollyford River:

Hollyford River

Morning snack at Alpine Centre Cafe in Te Anau:

Alpine Centre Cafe
Alpine Centre Cafe

Sheep:

Sheep

Lunch at Route 6 Cafe in Lumsden:

Route 6 Cafe
Route 6 Cafe
Route 6 Cafe
Mountains

Lake Wakatipu:

Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu

Arriving at Driftaway Queenstown, where we spent three nights (the longest stay of this trip):

Driftaway Queenstown
Driftaway Queenstown

Our waterfront site:

Our site

Power and water:

Our site
Our site

Other sites:

Other sites
Other sites

Jump pad:

Jump pad

Shower:

Shower

Laundry:

Laundry

View out our front window:

View out our front window
Our site