‘New Zealand is not in my “must visit” list,’ I often tell my friends. But Milford Sound is! It sounds ironical as Milford Sound IS in New Zealand.
But life can be full of ironies anyway!
And so when I saw that the soft adventure group which I have been joining their trips since 2006 was organising a trip to South Island including the Milford Track, I signed up without much thinking!
It was a 16-day (excluding travelling days) trip, including the 4-day / 3-night Milford Track.
We were told that we had to carry our own backpacks along the track as there would not be any porters to help us. Having been to trekking in Nepal and India where we could have the luxury of hiring porters / horses at very reasonable price, this self-carry stuff was kind of a challenge to me. But I was determined to make it.
The training at Bukit Gasing with a load of 10-12kg on my back did an amazing job!
And oh yes, to make my air ticket more worthwhile (excuse, excuse!!), I extended the trip by ten days and hopped over to the North Island and I am glad I did it!
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