Our first sea day took us from Dunedin down around the south end of New Zealand's South Island and back up along the west coast along the Fjordland area bound for Milford Sound. This photo is but one small look at the beautiful coastline.
Captain McNeill was on the PA several times advising that there were big swells in the entrance area and he couldn't positively say that we would be going in. We had to have a pilot on board and the question was whether or not he would be able to get on board.
As we approached the sound, straight ahead in this photo, we saw the pilot boat on its way out and now felt 99% positive, he would be able to board! YEAH!
Tom and I were both on the top deck, deck 12, doing our "shoot each other" bit!
Entering Milford Sound. It is said to be technically a fjord, however, the name is "Sound"!
In the photo below, you can see one of the larger of the waterfalls. I seem to recall this is Lady Bowen Falls. It is one of the permanent waterfalls, one that is always there even when there has been very little rain.
The other permanent falls is Stirling Falls and that's it below. This is the falls that local tour boats play "Maid of the Mist" with. For those not familiar with "Maid of the Mist", it is the boat(s) that take tourists under and into the mist of Niagara Falls.
The Captain opened the bow on Deck 6 to allow passengers to get really really close, perhaps sprayed with the mist as he pulls the ship as close as possible!
The tour boat leaving the falls gives a true perspective on the height of the falls!
Our ship, the Regent Seven Seas Voyager, inches its way up to the falls.
A full height view.
A close-up of the falling water. It certainly looks like something scary out of Walt Disney! The different patterns can certainly inspire seeing images much like we do with clouds!
Lady Bowen Falls, the other of the two permanent falls in Milford Sound. We were close to there when we turned around and headed back out to the Tasman Sea.
One last look at Stirling Falls through our cabin doors.
We were in the sound 2-3 hours. The next two days of traveling almost due west, would take us to Hobart, Tasmania.
RF
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