Thursday, June 21, 2012

Milford Sound


Milford Sound was on an overcast and cold day.  The group did see some excellent scenery going to the Sound.  The terrain that we traversed included rolling plains, mountains, occasional farmlands, and even passed by a few lakes.
The sound is technically a fjord due to the area filled by the sea as the glacier finished carving out the Milford area.  Another differentiation between the two is that sounds are also bigger in size compared to fjords.  The multiple waterfalls coming down the mountains painted an excellent picture despite the weather.  The wind actually made the water falling down from the waterfall swirl.
Wildlife was sought out during the boating experience.  We saw dolphins by our boat for a good 15 minutes or so.  We also came across some seals on the rocks of the mountain foothills.

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