1. Homer Hut

The clouds were coming in as we drove along the road to Milford Sound.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:05 -0800

andrewg
The clouds were coming in as we drove along the road to Milford Sound.

Along the road to Milford Sound.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:06 -0800

andrewg
Along the road to Milford Sound.

Along the road to Milford Sound.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:07 -0800

andrewg
Along the road to Milford Sound.

Frederick and Blob at a lookout along the road to Milford Sound.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:08 -0800

andrewg
Frederick and Blob at a lookout along the road to Milford Sound.

The rock walls just before the Homer Tunnel on the road to Milford Sound.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:09 -0800

andrewg
The rock walls just before the Homer Tunnel on the road to Milford Sound.

Looking out from the bunkroom at Homer Hut.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:11 -0800

andrewg
Looking out from the bunkroom at Homer Hut.

The bunkroom at Homer Hut. The bunkroom was in the same state of disrepair (or re-repair) as the rest of the hut, and smelled of mold, but it was dry and the roof didn't leak. I slept in ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:12 -0800

andrewg
The bunkroom at Homer Hut. The bunkroom was in the same state of disrepair (or re-repair) as the rest of the hut, and smelled of mold, but it was dry and the roof didn't leak. I slept in ...

Looking from the center room into the kitchen/living room at Homer Hut.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:13 -0800

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Looking from the center room into the kitchen/living room at Homer Hut.

The "kitchen" at Homer Hut.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:14 -0800

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The "kitchen" at Homer Hut.

The "living room" at Homer Hut. When night fell we all sat around the fire in the little stove and talked.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:17 -0800

andrewg
The "living room" at Homer Hut. When night fell we all sat around the fire in the little stove and talked.

Blob and David discuss the finer points of gas-cylinder etiquette. Although there was gas in the cylinder, and hoses to burners in the hut, the hoses were either broken or blocked, since no ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:19 -0800

andrewg
Blob and David discuss the finer points of gas-cylinder etiquette. Although there was gas in the cylinder, and hoses to burners in the hut, the hoses were either broken or blocked, since no ...

David, Blob, and Cindy preparing dinner.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:20 -0800

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David, Blob, and Cindy preparing dinner.

Blob starting the fire.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:22 -0800

andrewg
Blob starting the fire.

Homer Hut, looking into the bunkroom.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:24 -0800

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Homer Hut, looking into the bunkroom.

Lichen on a rock outside Homer Hut.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:24 -0800

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Lichen on a rock outside Homer Hut.

Lichen on a rock outside Homer Hut.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:25 -0800

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Lichen on a rock outside Homer Hut.

Lichen on a rock outside Homer Hut.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:26 -0800

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Lichen on a rock outside Homer Hut.

A tree that looked like a bear to me.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:27 -0800

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A tree that looked like a bear to me.

"The Gorge" on the road to Milford Sound. This is a deep ravine cut by an active, heavily flowing stream.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:29 -0800

andrewg
"The Gorge" on the road to Milford Sound. This is a deep ravine cut by an active, heavily flowing stream.

Rocks carved by the water of "The Gorge".

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:31 -0800

andrewg
Rocks carved by the water of "The Gorge".

A Kea, an indigenous parrot to New Zealand. They are very smart and inquisitive. They will use their powerful beaks to disassemble your boots, your car, and anything else they can find if ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:32 -0800

andrewg
A Kea, an indigenous parrot to New Zealand. They are very smart and inquisitive. They will use their powerful beaks to disassemble your boots, your car, and anything else they can find if ...

A fern tree.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:33 -0800

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A fern tree.

Milford Sound is one of the most famous of the many fiords in the southwest of the South Island. Remote and beautiful, it's usually cloudy or rainy.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:34 -0800

andrewg
Milford Sound is one of the most famous of the many fiords in the southwest of the South Island. Remote and beautiful, it's usually cloudy or rainy.

Milford Sound. The Sound is frequently dense with sandflies. Like mosquitoes, the female sandfly needs your blood, so she stings you to get it, first injecting an anti-coagulant so your bl ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:34 -0800

andrewg
Milford Sound. The Sound is frequently dense with sandflies. Like mosquitoes, the female sandfly needs your blood, so she stings you to get it, first injecting an anti-coagulant so your bl ...

Milford Sound.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:35 -0800

andrewg
Milford Sound.

Lupins on the road to Milford Sound. Originally planted as part of a garden generations ago, a storm destroyed the garden and washed the seeds downstream, so there's now a V-shaped region i ...

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:36 -0800

andrewg
Lupins on the road to Milford Sound. Originally planted as part of a garden generations ago, a storm destroyed the garden and washed the seeds downstream, so there's now a V-shaped region i ...

Yellow flowers on the road to Milford Sound.

nobody@smugmug.com (andrewg) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:54:37 -0800

andrewg
Yellow flowers on the road to Milford Sound.