Last week, after Aniela’s wedding, we made a side trip to New Zealand. After landing at Christchurch, we headed down to Queenstown. We made a reservation for a trip to Milford Sound. The coach trip to Milford Sound was 4 hours. We stopped at several points along the route. I made this image soon after sunrise, with the sun shining through the remains of low cloud in the valley
We boarded the boat and headed out into Milford Sound. After leaving the port, we passed one of the waterfalls that empty into the Sound.
Milford Sound is actually a fjord. The trip through Milford Sound is spectacular, with the boat sailing along the southern shore of the fjord.
After a couple of hours we reached the entrance to the Sound at the Tasman Sea. At this point we turned around to head back. On the return trip, we headed back along the northern shore of the fjord. Here we stopped near to a waterfall that generates a lot of spray as the water tumbles down the fjord walls.
The pilot navigate the bow of the boat as close to the waterfalls so that the passengers could experience the water spray. Here is Angela appreciating the view from the stern of the boat. That waterfall can be seen in the background with another boat nosing into the waterfall spray!
One of the other boats made the way into bay on the north side. This boat is dwarfed by the height of the steep fjord walls.
Here is an panoramic image that I made near the stern of the boat.
This is the final image that I made just before docking into the the port.
