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Title: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Mikes on May 08, 2025, 12:37:31
Images from a very damp overnight boating trip around scenic Milford Sound, in the southern part of New Zealand. The rock faces are quite spectacular - up to 1,200 metres in height, with many waterfalls on the day...

Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Nasos Kosmas on May 08, 2025, 12:56:12
Nice pictures Mike, seems a fascinating place!
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Akira on May 08, 2025, 13:06:08
To me, the first image conveys the dynamism of the scenery really well.  Thank you for sharing!
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Birna Rørslett on May 08, 2025, 13:15:24
A truly scenic location :) Like a Norwegian fjord on green steroids.
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: golunvolo on May 08, 2025, 15:12:02
What a place!

  The first one stands out for me too. Lots of magic there
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Hugh_3170 on May 08, 2025, 15:24:51
Quite so.

The Milford Sounds are located in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park - in what was a heavily glaciated area.

Quote from: Birna Rørslett on May 08, 2025, 13:15:24
A truly scenic location :) Like a Norwegian fjord on green steroids.
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Birna Rørslett on May 08, 2025, 15:27:06
I visited the region when I was a visiting scientist in Christchurch.
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Hugh_3170 on May 08, 2025, 15:40:52
My mother and her family were from Christchurch.  I went to University in Dunedin/Otago.

Have spent a lot of time in Christchurch and have visited Milford Sound on several occasions. 
Fortunately there is no residential housing or ski fields at Milford Sound, so it has not become ruined as has Queenstown.

Quote from: Birna Rørslett on May 08, 2025, 15:27:06
I visited the region when I was a visiting scientist in Christchurch.
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Bent Hjarbo on May 08, 2025, 18:23:53
Quote from: Birna Rørslett on May 08, 2025, 13:15:24
A truly scenic location :) Like a Norwegian fjord on green steroids.
Yes
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Lars Hansen on May 08, 2025, 18:52:24
Definitely scenic and spectacular - great series!
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Øivind Tøien on May 08, 2025, 19:45:21

Mighty landscape, well caught, thanks for posting!
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Mikes on May 09, 2025, 03:01:27
Thank you everyone for your kind comments. The road in can be a challenge, especially if you are driving one of those large campers (not for me). Access is via a quite narrow one way tunnel down from the surrounding highlands....
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: HCS on May 09, 2025, 21:53:15
Quote from: Mikes on May 08, 2025, 12:37:31
Images from a very damp overnight boating trip around scenic Milford Sound, in the southern part of New Zealand. The rock faces are quite spectacular - up to 1,200 metres in height, with many waterfalls on the day...

Marvellous area indeed! Very nice pictures of it as well  ;D

When i visited there (2004), the weather was "good", as in: hardly any rain. So, no waterfalls other than the few standard ones. Beautiful nonetheless !!
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Mikes on May 10, 2025, 14:31:17
Thanks for commenting Hans. We had constant rain -> lots of waterfalls -> good photo opportunities but a wet camera.
Title: Re: Overnight in Milford Sound, New Zealand
Post by: Birna Rørslett on May 12, 2025, 10:22:37
For comparison: the classic Norwegian Geirangerfjord with the Seven Sisters waterfalls. (it was an unusually dry summer thus only 4 of the 7 sisters are seen).

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