Sunday afternoon we ventured out to Te Anau which is the closest town to Milford Sound to stay overnight. It was a 4 and a half four drive with a couple short stops in Gore and Mossburn. Apparently Gore is the place to be though, because it holds the title for New Zealand’s capital of country music and the world capital of brown trout fishing.
Milford Sound is actually misnamed... technically it is not a sound, but a fiord. When it was first named, fiord was not yet in the English vocabulary so hence it was named a sound. Here is a little vocab lesson for those of you, like me until yesterday, who have no idea what either of the two words mean. A sound is carved out by a river while a fiord is carved out by a glacier. Either way you call it, it’s gorgeous. Absolutely stunning. I almost feel ashamed to put up photos because it will never do it justice. We did a nature cruise around Milford Sound and even though you may not believe it, the tiny white spot just to the left of the bottom of the waterfall is actually another tour boat.
It’s just amazing the sheer cliffs and how vegetation can actually grow.
We happened to be there on a great day as the skipper said it was the first time in a week he had to put on his sunglasses.
Words cannot describe how beautiful this place is... enjoy the pics!
Sweet as...
Milford Sound is actually misnamed... technically it is not a sound, but a fiord. When it was first named, fiord was not yet in the English vocabulary so hence it was named a sound. Here is a little vocab lesson for those of you, like me until yesterday, who have no idea what either of the two words mean. A sound is carved out by a river while a fiord is carved out by a glacier. Either way you call it, it’s gorgeous. Absolutely stunning. I almost feel ashamed to put up photos because it will never do it justice. We did a nature cruise around Milford Sound and even though you may not believe it, the tiny white spot just to the left of the bottom of the waterfall is actually another tour boat. 
It’s just amazing the sheer cliffs and how vegetation can actually grow. 
We happened to be there on a great day as the skipper said it was the first time in a week he had to put on his sunglasses. 
Words cannot describe how beautiful this place is... enjoy the pics!
Sweet as...
Hey Darlin'! You really need to catch a brown trout or three for your Daddy while you're in the brown trout capital of the whole world!!! C'mon, I know you can do it!!!
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