Do you know the difference between a Sound and Fiord? I do….now…and Milford Sound should actually be called Milford Fiord. But I won’t bore youw ith details, I’ll just talk about how simply breathtakingly heartstoppingly gorgeous it was to behold. Yes, I realise all it really is is mountains and water…we’ve seen a lot of that so far….but this really was that good!
The sky was cloudless and bluer that I have ever see it. The sun was shimmering across the crystal clear water and we were on a boat filled with couples. Did we miss the sign for ‘Romantic Cruise – 3.45pm?’ Apparently so. Surrounding us were the mountains upon mountains (some snow, some tree covered) that made up Milford Sound. I swear, it may have been on of the first times in my life that I have been completely silent for more than 5 minutes. Shocking, I know, but apparently mountains can do that to you….or it was Amy gently caressing my hand with a twinkle in her eyes that dumbed me to silence…..I’m not entirely sure……
Milford Sound really was amazing though. Photos and my descriptionis really will never do it justice. All around us 
was natural beauty. We were fortunate enough as well to stumble across a small seal colony and some souther hemisphere bottle-nose dolphins. We searched for Whales but no such luck. We did stand underneath a 155m waterfall though. Cold and a tad wet. Go figure.
I honestlyt hough, I don’t think I have ever been in a place that was so beautiful, so tranquil and so romantic (yes…Amy still had that sparkle in her eye. I was slightly afraid.) It would be the perfect place to propose to someone – call it the romantic in me. (Amy, I am giving you NO ideas. I said no and, you know what, I mean no.)
It has occurred to me thought hat so far everything I have donei n New Zealand has been amazing or beautiful or heart-stopping. I think the fact that I am lost for words only serves to prove one thing – I am in love with New Zealand. Awesome.
