Travel with Art

Although I've labeled this entry as Manapouri - that's in keeping of the location I camped that evening. In this case the entry is much more about Key Summit along the reverse of the Milford Sound Drive. Me at Key Summit Homer Tunnel (again)  No one in front of me on the return so I was able to snap a photo and also pull over once on the other side for more photographs.... I'm at the head of the queue to go through the Home Tunnel After I'd exited the tunnel and parked on the other side Views from the parking area Key Summit At km 40 from Milford Sound Lodge is the pull in for The Divide. From there you can take three tracks for various destinations. I took the Routeburn Track and then from it too the side track to ascend Key Summit. It is quite an ascent covering an elevation gain of 469 meters over 4km distance. The day itself was not rainy but loads of clouds in the sky so I did not hold out much hope for views. Sure enough once I got all th...

First, the last (a reflection) An ending photo of Milford Sound The Milford Sound Road Leaving Te Anau I had an audio guide to talk to me about the region, its history and the sights to see. A very helpful commentary that had me play and then pause as landmarks were reached. Lake Te Anau - as I drive out Eglinton Flats The next highlight was Te Anau Downs but really only for its history - no photos. Then at the 50km mark was a viewpoint for Eglinton Flats. This was Knobs Flat which had a  sunlit field of Eglinton Valley but that ended just after a single photo to a much darker photo: The drive was mostly all overcast with occasional rainy patches. Fortunately not too busy. Milford Track Somewhere (which I dit not pinpoint) is the start of the famous Milford Track... I did not pinpoint it as I had no intention of suffering the beauty it can represent over an extended 4 day hike ;-> The route was one of a network of trails familiar to the Maori but un...