From God the Architect! by WorldAdventureMan

“The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.” So begins Realtraveler WorldAdventureMan’s journal entry, with a very apt quote from Thoreau. Writing about his adventures in Milford Sound, this blogger sure makes me inspired to add the New Zealand destination to my list of places I must visit.

Check out this excerpt from his blog:

“Yesterday was AMAZING! You just can’t translate the majesty of the vistas around every corner into words or pictures. It is truly amazing scenery here and it is different around every corner.

I drove down to Milford Sound to do some sea kayaking. Getting to the Sound was a fantastic experience where I just slowly wandered viewing 200 meter waterfalls, frozen meadows, mirror lakes and ice waterfalls.”

He also experienced a story-worthy wildlife encounter:

“The sights were amazing, mountains rising 2000 meters straight out of the water and I mean STRAIGHT! Then all of a sudden our guide Fi (short for Finoa) says, ‘we’re in for a treat today’– and looking off in the distance ahead you can see puffs of water along the waters horizon. Paddling in that direction we get to have an encounter with a pod of about 20 dolphins. They jumped and swam for us and even chased my kayak and ’surfed my wake’ once. While we were rafted up eating our lunch they returned and frolicked for us some more. What an AMAZING experience. On the water, snow capped peaks in the backdrop and dolphins swimming all around and jumping…simply stunning! Also saw a nice sea lion sunning and scratching himself on the rocks.” (more…)

To read more about WorldAdventureMan’s travels throughout Oceania and Southeast Asia, including his Top 10 travel tips entry, check out his entire travel blog.

Interested in visiting Milford Sound? Learn more and plan a trip with these useful links:

Milford Sound Travel Guide
Things to Do in Milford Sound
Top Spots in New Zealand
More Top 10 Lists