Milford Sound

Milford Sound, which is really a fjord not a sound, has been called the 8th wonder of the world.  Our final day of the Milford Track was a tour of the Sound.  It is truly a spectacular place, but pictures just do not convey the majesty. We took a large tour boat and the weather was nice enough that we could be outside for the trip.

There isn't really a lot to do on a boat but take pictures, so we took a few.  You can tell that I am happy not to be hiking.

This gives you a little idea how immense the mountains are compared to a boat.

And a  couple more of us.

a little more scenery

This is the mouth of the sound looking out to the open ocean

Just one more of us

This area of New Zealand was experiencing a relative drought.  It hadn't rained in a bout ten days, so the waterfalls were not as spectacular as some pictures I have seen, but they were still pretty good.

The captain managed to get us close enough to feel the spray.

It was a really nice way to end the hike.