However, Milford Sound is that rare place where tourists root for rain - at least in the hours ahead of the visit.
That's because the rain leads to waterfalls, and the waterfalls create simply a spectacular setting for visitors. We were lucky enough to see plenty of them during our afternoon visit.
First lesson of the essay - there's a difference between a fiord (or fjord, if you are in Norway) and a sound. The fiord is formed from the inside out - flooded glaciers spill out toward the ocean. A sound words from the outside in - the water from the coastline digs away at the land. The shapes of the bodies of water formed are slightly different. Realistically, there is virtually no difference in the two. They both are spectacular, especially when viewed from a cruising boat.
There are two large permanent waterfalls here - Lady Bowen Falls (shown in the photo here) and Stirling Falls. The others only pop up after a rain storm. However, it rains a lot here. It's one of the rainiest places on earth. Almost a million people a year have been known to pay a visit to the place, even though it is remote by any standard.
It looks better on video:
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