Entry Date: 19.03.2022, at 10:00:00 hrs (local)
Oban - Nelson
Rain in Milford Sound
| PRID: | 12421 |
|---|---|
| LegID: | 335 |
| LegNo: | 82 |
| Latitude: | S044°41.07' |
| Longitude: | E167°54.84' |
| Day#: | 1178 |
| Log (Leg): | 561 nm |
| Log (Total): | 57605 nm |
Most of the weather systems are coming from west over the Tasman Sea. The air is accumulating humidity over the sea and than has to climb up the tall mountains on shore of Fiordland. The clouds are getting heavy, hanging low between the mountains and pour get rid of their heavy loads by pouring the water down in lots of rain.
The rain is responsible for the uniqueness of Fiordland with its dense rain forest. On rainy days the mountains are covered with curtains of water falls. All the fresh water running into the fjord is not mixing well with the sea water and stays as a layer of brownish water on top of it. Underneath life in the sea is unique, too, because it is getting dark pretty fast.
This year is very different so far and we are even happy to catch the rainy spirit of the sound between the otherwise sunny weather.
