Anyways, after I came back from the Routeburn, I discovered that my car was broken into!! Well I think I repeated the story enough times le and I don't really want to repeat again. Spent the day making police reports and all.
For every unfortunate incident, there has to be a good thing I suppose. And it was found that night at the hostel, where I met this Malaysian girl who is working at the Milford Sounds Cruise. She managed to get me a free ticket for a cruise on the Milford Sound! So...I went on down to the Milford Sound the next day for the cruise.
Fur seals lazing on a rock
Fresh sweet water to drink from the waterfall
Overall, the cruise was very nice and relaxing. The scenery was also very good. Only thing is that after 1 hour, it looks kinda the same and boring le. Nevertheless, it is still definitely worth the trip. During the commentary on the boat, we learned that the Milford Sound is not actually a Sound, but a fiord. Apparently it was named wrongly because the early European settlers only know of Sounds since there are no Fiords where they come from. Hence, while it is called Milford Sound, the region is called the Fiordlands to compensate for this mistake.
After the cruise, they stopped at an underwater observatory, which I can also go for free! Haha discovered that Milford Sound is actually a very good place for diving because you do not have to go very deep to actually see a lot of deep sea marine life. Reason is because of tanin from the soil which is mixed with the water making the water very dark. Hence no light penetrates the water surface, making the bottom very dark. Oh well unfortunately I do not have my open water yet.
Some unknown fish with the black corals (though its white in colour)
Went back to Te Anau after that to prepare for my Milford Track the next day. haha this is the most trek intensive part of my trip le. 4 days of trekking, 1 day break, and then another 4 more days of trekking.
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