Today was one of the best days on the trip thus far. We took a tour bus to the Milford Sound. This is a "must-do" if ever coming to New Zealand. The Milford Sound is actually a fjord - a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. Our trip today involved a bus ride to/from Milford Sound - and a 2.5 hour boat cruise in the middle. (Just like the Norwegian fjords I saw in Europe)
Our tour bus picked us up at our hotel at 6:30am. We joined a number of runners from the marathon group on the tour. It was around a 4 hour bus ride to/from the cruise location -- but there was incredible sites all along the way. We had several stops where we could take pictures and get a coffee/tea.
In addition to the incredible natural sites, we saw dolphin, fur seals, and penguin. The weather offered tremendous photo opportunities ---- I hope the pictures below tell the story.
Mirror Lake
Drive to Milford Sound
Drive to Milford Sound
First views of the fjord
Vertical cliffs - tiny boat
Perfect clouds
Out on the boat deck
Fur Seals
Unreal scenery
Off the back of the boat
Must see in NZ
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