The Milford Sound

We started early this morning in an atmosphere which was reminiscent of trips to Cairngorm or Glenshee to go skiing.  This was reinforced when the snow got heavier and we found that the road to Milford Sound was blocked.  We waited patiently for over an hour before the snow gates were opened and so that we could progress.  We were very glad that the road had been cleared as it was was one of those roads that, on a map, resembles diagrams of the intestine.

From misty mountains, we drove through a tunnel and into clearer skies.  The expedition which was close to being abandoned was now definitely on and the scenery was breathtaking.

(For the benefit of the uninformed, it is worth noting that Milford Sound is actually a fjord, but that particular word was not part of the English language at the time that it got its name.  The Milford sound is that of cascading water.)