Yesterday we went to Fiordland. It was one beautiful scene after another, beginning with the ride here from Queenstown. Interestingly, we had a hard time deciding to do it when we were at the tour agency booking the trip yesterday, because the weather prediction was not particularly great. We were told that there would be snow at the higher elevations during the night and that it was supposed to be rainy and windy today. We came anyway since we were also told that rainy weather is a great time to see the fiords. And also because we are here and can't wait for a sunny day! And it was lovely! When it is rainy, there are hundreds of waterfalls which are not there otherwise. There are only four permanent waterfalls in the area. The rest consist of the rainwater and snowmelt just pouring down the hillsides. It was just beautiful! A highlight of this trip was a period of a few minutes when the boat went to a calm spot and turned the engines off, with instructions to everyone to be completely quiet. There we could really hear the sounds of the waterfalls and the birds; no manmade sounds anywhere. Lovely!
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