When I heard that Kim Hollows had made a film about Fiordland I wasn’t surprised. I also wasn’t all that surprised when I heard that Kim was building a cinema in Te Anau to view this film. I was however surprised when I heard the cinema was being built to show one film, a film that didn’t even have words, well, I thought ‘well’.
This is a short movie, just 32 minutes long but it is not just a film its an experience and in my opinion one that you shouldn't miss. This is a Fiordland 'must do'
These brief mentions of a few complex stories do little more scratch the surface of Dusky Sounds history. With it, and Fiordland as a whole, people do not realise the understated and diverse history that taken place. Isolated in beautiful grandeur, extremes of climate and terrain, the landscape resonates with all those gone before. The highs and lows, redemptions found and lives lost. Dusky, with an island for every day of the year has it all under a timeless sky, sea and landscape.
Winter driving on the Milford Road
Milford Sound, midwinter. Why would you go to Milford Sound in the middle of winter?
Well it’s a bit of an adventure, it’s stunning and it’s my favorite time in Milford.
Driving to or from Milford Sound there is a very special excursion available for those who would like a taste of a real Fiordland bush environment, even if you have a limited time frame or are not a tramper.
The Lake Marian Track and/or the Marian Rapids. Scroll down for images.
But the real flower show is in the alpine areas on the eastern and western sides of the Milford Tunnel. These plants are exposed to the most intense weather situations that New Zealand has to offer, from intense heat to sub zero temperatures and winds that would blow your house away. Yet with all this, these most delicate of plants live, blossom, and flourish. Scroll down for images.