New Zealand's largest national park was formed millennia ago by massive glacial flows that carved deep fiords into the coast of New Zealand's South Island. At the heart of Fiordland National Park lies Milford Sound. Lined by cliffs that soar nearly a mile above its surface, Milford Sound cuts into the heart of the Southern Alps. Rainforest clings to the cliffs and graceful waterfalls plummet into the void. Mile-high Mitre Peak dominates the upper reaches of the sound.
BELOW - THE FIRST FEW PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AS WE WERE ENTERING THE FIORD. THE ROCKS FORMATIONS LOOKED SO ANCIENT, AS DID THE CAVES WHICH LOOKED SO MYSTERIOUS. ADD THE MIST TO ALL OF THAT, AND IT FELT AS THOUGH DINOSAURS WERE ABOUT TO COME OUT AT ANY MINUTE. WAS I IN THE FILM "JURASSIC PARK" ALL OF A SUDDEN?
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BELOW - 4 GUYS JUST FISHING AWAY HAVING A CHILLED OUT AFTERNOON. I REALLY HAD TO ZOOM IN TO GET A SHOT OF THEM, AS THEY WERE SO FAR AWAY.
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BELOW - FINALLY WE STARTED TO SEE SOME WATERFALLS. CAN YOU SEE THEM?
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BELOW LEFT - OUR FIRST SIGHTING OF THE BIGGER PICTURE.
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BELOW - STUNNING! LOOK HOW TINY THAT BOAT IS. OR SHOULD I SAY, LOOK HOW HUGE THE MOUNTAINS AND FIORD IS.
BELOW LEFT - A FEW WATERFALLS.
BELOW RIGHT - IT'S AMAZING HOW NATURE JUST ADAPTS AND THE FERNS, TREES AND PLANTS GROW ON THESE INCREDIBLE ANGLES.
BELOW RIGHT - IT'S AMAZING HOW NATURE JUST ADAPTS AND THE FERNS, TREES AND PLANTS GROW ON THESE INCREDIBLE ANGLES.
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BELOW - I LOVE THESE PHOTOS AS I FEEL AS THOUGH YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR THE GUSHING OF THE WATER BY LOOKING AT THE WAY THE WATER IS FALLING.
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ABOVE - MY GORGEOUS MUM. IT WAS RAINING SO WE WERE WET. BUT VERY DETERMINED TO SEE THIS AMAZING NATURAL WONDER, AND JUST HAVE FUN!
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ABOVE RIGHT & BELOW RIGHT - IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN JUST SEE A BOAT THAT LOOKS TINY COMPARED TO THE SIZE OF THE WATERFALL.
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BELOW - THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BELOW ARE SOME OF MY FAVOURITE ONES. I LOVE THE MISTY SPRAY FROM THE WATERFALL, AS WELL AS THE WAY THE WATER FALLS. AGAIN I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE WATER FALLING BY LOOKING AT THE PATTERNS THE WATER MAKES AS IT FALLS.
ABOVE & BELOW - YOU CAN SEE THE BOAT.
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ABOVE - ANOTHER FAVOURITE PHOTO. JUST THE SHAPE OF THE TOP OF THE LAND AND THE POSITION OF THE MISTY CLOUDS.
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ABOVE RIGHT - ANOTHER FAVOURITE. WITH THE MISTY CLOU AND THE LAND FORMATION - IT JUST FEELS SO ANCIENT.
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BELOW - I HAVE THIS PHOTO AS MY SCREEN SAVER ON MY PC AT THE MOMENT, AND EVERY MORNING I SPEND A FEW MINUTES JUST LOOKING AT IT, I LOVE IT! IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY TOP, IN THE MIST, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE A WATERFALL COMING RIGHT FROM THE TOP.
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BELOW - WE ARE NOW LEAVING THE PARK, THIS IS LOOKING BACK.
BELOW - LOOK AT THE WATERFALLS COMING RIGHT FROM THE TOP OF THE LAND.
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BELOW - The New Zealand South island coast, on our way to Fiordland National Park.
BELOW - BACK OUT AT SEA - THIS IS LOOKING UP THE EAST COAST OF NEW ZEALAND.
ABOVE - I LOVE THE CLOUD THAT IS THIS LINE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
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