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AllieMark: After getting picke dup at The Divide, we continued by bus to Milford Sound
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AllieMark: We waited at the light for several minutes before entering the tunnel
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AllieMark: We were impressed by the glacially carved granite cliffs
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AllieMark: Inside the tunnel it was DARK
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AllieMark: Our tour boat approaches
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AllieMark: Mark on Milford Sound
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AllieMark: It wasn't a very good day for waterfalls, because it hadn't rained in three days
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AllieMark: The cliffs of Milford Sound are steep, hard to see how a plant hangs on
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AllieMark: Allie finds the perfect outdoor viewing spot - out of the wind
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AllieMark: Steep cliffs give an idea of how deep the sound is, over 1,600 feet
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AllieMark: A few feet of rare beach
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AllieMark: At the end of 8-mile long Milford Sound, we see the Tasman Sea
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AllieMark: View through the bridge
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AllieMark: Allie looking at the NZ fur seals, the only wildlife we see
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AllieMark: Sleeping fur seals
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AllieMark: Other tourists on the boat
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AllieMark: One of the few year-round waterfalls in Milford Sound
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AllieMark: The boat backs right up to the falls, which may explain why the boat has a dent in its tail
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AllieMark: Milford Sound waterfall
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AllieMark: And slowly we head back out, back to port
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AllieMark: Wearing all our rain gear to keep off the damp
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AllieMark: Another passenger takes pity on our self portrait and takes our photo
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AllieMark: The sound's underwater observatory on the left
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AllieMark: There's a glacier on the mountain. Strange to see ocean and glaciers so close.
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AllieMark: The tide is low, we can see the high tide mark
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AllieMark: New Zealand flag catches the wind
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AllieMark: Allie watching the world go by
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AllieMark: Another beautiful waterfall
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AllieMark: Mitre Peak on the left
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AllieMark: Mitre Peak, the icon of Milford Sound