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We came back from the routeburn track all wet and very tired, got back to queenstown and jumped into town for the internet.<br />

The Milford

Omer Ramote
2006-04-02 21:35:46

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We came back from the routeburn track all wet and very tired, got back to queenstown and jumped into town for the internet.

On the way I told daniel that maybe we should check at the D.O.C office(the office that is responsible for all the walking tracks in new zealand) if there was a cancellation on the milford track and to see if there is room for us. Now the milford track is the most popular track in NZ and considered by many to be the most beautifull, not only in New zealand but in the entire world. To get on this track you usually have to book it from October, and I obviously didn't do that. Me and Daniel checked for the entire last 2 weeks to see if there were places and there never was, but... this time amazingly, just after we finished the routeburn, the d.o.c girl tells us that there are 2 places for the 10 and 11 of march, and it was the 8th that day. We thought about it for 2 minutes and decided to go for it, a once in a life time opportunity.
I decided to go on the 10th and daniel on the 11th,
even though we were both very very tired.

So the next day we drove to Te Anau which is in the fiordland, the most wild and known area in new zealand, where all the best walks are.

We bought stuff for the track, and had a rest, the next day Daniel drove me to the start of the track and here I was.

Now I was feeling really down, there was very strong rain the entire day, and the forecast for the next few days was looking really bad, I was sure I would have a 4 day track, all in the rain, and the most beautifull track in New zealand(which is also pretty expensive) all in the rain.
Luckily the first day was only 1 hour walk, so I could rest some more and dry. In the hut I met zvika, I fell on the same day as him so we did the milford together.
The second day was again all rain, but you could see that this track is amazing, even in the rain the sight of douzens of waterfalls falling all around you while ...