Flying High.

Image Courtesy Real Journeys. June 2009. As pretty as the normal chocolate-boxy pictures of Milford Sound are, give me a view like this any day. You can take to the air in one of these little planes courtesy of Real Journeys and if you do, you won't forget the experience in a hurry. Milford Sound - despite all the cliched tourism hype - is an astonishingly beautiful place. I much prefer it in the rain because rather than those pretty, mirror-like landscapes, you get a magical Lord of the Rings-type landscape that's all mood and dripping waterfalls - dozens of them. And as they get over 365 inches of a rain a year here, the chances of a spectacular show are pretty good. That said, if you're in a small plane, you'll be praying for a fine day like the one shown here. www.realjourneys.co.nz