Milford Sound and the Rain
Milford Sound-What can I say?
It was such an awesome place!
The boat trip was wonderful. The company better.
It was a modern boat and all needs were catered for. There is plenty of food and drink available if you desired to use the facilities.
Different levels of the boat offered different aspects to view the scenery, from at whatever comfort level you prefer.
Most of the trip, we sat in the lounge section and enjoyed the comforts offered.
But we did venture outside to view a big waterfall and got drenched as the captain put the back of the boat under the water.
There were a few other boats on the Sound at the same time as us. One of them was the overnight cruise boat. This would be an awesome trip, if the weather was kinder.
The rain got heavier as we sailed out onto the Sound and at one stage was horizontal. As the wind drove the rain horizontally, the waterfalls were breathtaking.
There were literally walls of waterfalls everywhere we looked.
We were lucky to see a seal lazing on a rock on the trip too.
And a fortunate few of us were treated to a glimpse of a penguin swimming beside the boat as we were on the way back into harbour. Unfortunately, no-one managed to get a photo as evidence.
When we finally berthed, the terminal was packed and we had to fight our way through the horde to get back to our coach.
The rain finally eased on the way home to Te Anau Downs. By the time we arrived at our accommodation it had stopped. The view of the clouds hanging around half-way up the mountain was so pretty and of course, another opportunity for a photo.
We were all weary from our big day out and after dinner that night we headed to our rooms early for a good nights sleep and an early start the next morning.