Having had so much fun walking England's Coast to Coast in July, we were excited about the possibility of hiking the "world's finest walk" - New Zealand's Milford Track - 4 days and 33 miles across Fiordland National Park on the South Island. It certainly lived up to our expectations. Except for some mist at the top of MacKinnon Pass, we had great weather throughout the journey. This time we had to carry our gear, but we were able to stay in very comfortable accommodations, with hot showers and laundry facilities. Meals were great and local wines were excellent. A big part of the pleasure of this walk was sharing the experience with a wonderful group of fellow "trampers" and 5 awesome guides. It was very difficult to pick only a few pictures from this amazing hike, as you will see below:
Waiting to board the ferry across Lake Te Anau
South Island Bush Robin 
Shaun, our fearless leader
Sundews - Carniverous plants in the wetlands
Clinton River
Old Beech Forest
Independant hiker happy to have caught his dinner
This bridge was washed out two days before!
Shaun, our fearless leaderSundews - Carniverous plants in the wetlandsClinton RiverOld Beech ForestIndependant hiker happy to have caught his dinnerThis bridge was washed out two days before!A rare fungus flower
Roger, Robert and Bruce on the 11th? zig-zag
Nicholas Cirque
Welcome party at the summit
Thank you Meg for the Milo and Alison for the Butterscotch Snapps!
Peter and Francine at the memorial to Quintin MacKinnon
Clinton Valley
Twelve second drop!
Tarns at the top of MacKinnon Pass
Roger, Robert and Bruce on the 11th? zig-zagNicholas CirqueWelcome party at the summitThank you Meg for the Milo and Alison for the Butterscotch Snapps!Peter and Francine at the memorial to Quintin MacKinnonClinton ValleyTwelve second drop!Tarns at the top of MacKinnon Pass
A Weka trying to draw us away from her nest.
We have to use the emergency route on our descent down to the valley- tough on the knees!
Sutherland Falls - highest in New Zealand and world's 5th highest.
Dinner at Quintin Lodge
Lady of the Snows
The mischievous New Zealand Kea
Arthur River
Peter and Caroline's wonderful picnic spot!
Giant's Gate Falls
New Zealand wood pigeon
The end of the track at Sandfly Point
Caroline, Peter, Robert (aka DAD) and Bruce on the way to Milford Sound
Rod and Melissa - happy to have made the first boat
Beautiful Mitre Peak
Very unusual cloud formation at Milford
Awesome guides: Neil, Shaun, Kathleen, Teresa and Meg
Milford Sound
Klaartje
Francine and Peter
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