The Sound of Milford

It was finally time to go to Milford Sound, which is one of the most famous sights in New Zealand. Our driver for the day was Big Merv and he had a real passion for pan pipe pop classics. On the way down, he gave us some belters including Kylie's 'I Should Be So Lucky', which was performed beautifully by a group of small children at the back of the bus.


Our first stop was at Mirror Lakes. Just to prove that I really am down under, I had these mountains specially imported from the northern hemisphere. You can see quite clearly that they are upside down.

We were soon back on the bus and the panpipe classics kept on coming. By the time we reached the start of the Milford Sound area, the kids had moved right on to panpipe dueling banjos. I enquired how much it would be to record it for my Ipod but Big Merv's response was off key. He said that it was priceless but I could buy some tumble weed instead at the gift shop "if I liked".

When we got there, it was time to pick up yet another boat. I tried to take control of things but somebody had moved the steering wheel to the other end.


I left the captain to it and when we turned round a corner, I realised what all the fuss was about. The Sound (not the kind created by the panpipes) was most impressive. Nearly 2000 metres of rock sticking right out of the water could only be awesome.

Unfortunately, we were asked to leave soon after this picture was taken as the panpipes were really annoying the captain. Not to worry though, as Big Merv kept the new sounds pumping all the way home...

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