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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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the way.
All around Te Anau, you can find brochures with maps of the road, with
the special sights along the way marked. Some of these marked sights are
definitely worth stopping at (such as the Mirror Lakes, with water so still,
the reflection of the mountain is like a perfect mirror), but if you want to
fully experience this road, be prepared to stop at a lot of places NOT
marked on the map -- and enjoy the challenge of trying to do so!
This road is so narrow and winding -- especially for the last half --
that pulling over and stopping is no easy task. For much of it, there is no
shoulder, and it occasionally becomes one-way for both directions. Yet some
of the most spectacular scenery is along this road in areas where there are
no turnouts. I constantly had to make my own turnouts, and park the car
(safely) where I could, though often it meant parking some distance from
where I wanted to stop, and walking back. It was worth it though. The
drive to Milford is as beautiful as Milford Sound itself, and if you don't
stop, you'll miss the spectacular mountain views, waterfalls, and streams
that decorate this winding road -- and they really ARE worth stopping for.
One stream off to the right had water that was an incredible shade of pure,
turquoise blue. I had never seen a stream with this intensity of color
before, and if I hadn't stopped and walked around, I would have missed it.
As you keep driving along the road, there are snow-capped mountains
everywhere you look -- often, with patches of snow off the side of the road.
I couldn't believe there was still snow in the middle of summer, but this
whole area is pretty far south on the planet.
Towards the end of the road, a few kms before reaching Milford, you come
to an interesting tunnel, dug right into the side of a mountain. What's
interesting about ...

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