We had a long and wet day today. We set off from our Hotel at 7.00 a.m. for the 4 hour drive down to Milford Sound. Milford Sound is actually a fiord not a sound as it was carved out of the landscape millions of years ago by glaciers. It was discovered by a Welshman who was exploring the Tasman Sea looking for seals and ventured into this small inlet only to find a magnificent and beautiful “water world” within. He named the place Milford Sound after his home town of Milford Haven in South Wales. It was misty and wet today which meant we couldn’t see the tips of the mountains surrounding the water but instead we were rewarded with hundreds of waterfalls some of which the boat was able to sail right into. We had a 2 hr cruise around the sound, got very wet but enjoyed the magnificence of nature at its best. We saw seals and a solitary dolphin too. It was certainly worth the long trek down there.
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