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Dusky Sound
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Milford Sound
Fiordland National Park, NZ 10/23/08
The ship entered the Fiordland National Park, on the west side of South Island of New Zealand, three times to view the fiord landscapes. The ship brought aboard a naturalist from Te Anau to describe the history and the current status of the park. The ship first entered Dusky Sound and exited at Breaksea Sound. This started at 8 AM and completed at 9:30 AM. The next viewing started from Doubtful Sound and the exit was via Thompson Sound. This cruse started at 10 AM and completed at 11:45 AM. The last excursion was in and out of Milford Sound. We start about 3 PM and left about 5:45 PM. Nice views of the cliffs, waterfalls, snow capped peaks all from the comfort of our room at the back of the ship.
At Milford Sound our ship put down a tender to video our ship in this pristine setting. Many times ships are not able to enter the sound due to the bad weather conditions. We were so lucky that we had an ideal day. One of the waterfalls that we passed had the sun shine on it and creates a rainbow effect in the mist.
The water was calm in the Sound much different than last night. I woke to the ship rolling with the sea. I checked the TV but we were only going 15 knots. The area around here has strong winds and large swells. I put my reading glasses on the nightstand and a few minutes later they flew across the room. I put them in the drawer and in the morning all the drawers were open. They had opened and closed with the movement.
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The view as we look back on New Zealand is of the snow covered Southern Alps. They stretch as far as we can see in both directions. This completes the sea time in New Zealand. Next stop Sydney, Australia in three days.
The ship entered the Fiordland National Park, on the west side of South Island of New Zealand, three times to view the fiord landscapes. The ship brought aboard a naturalist from Te Anau to describe the history and the current status of the park. The ship first entered Dusky Sound and exited at Breaksea Sound. This started at 8 AM and completed at 9:30 AM. The next viewing started from Doubtful Sound and the exit was via Thompson Sound. This cruse started at 10 AM and completed at 11:45 AM. The last excursion was in and out of Milford Sound. We start about 3 PM and left about 5:45 PM. Nice views of the cliffs, waterfalls, snow capped peaks all from the comfort of our room at the back of the ship.
At Milford Sound our ship put down a tender to video our ship in this pristine setting. Many times ships are not able to enter the sound due to the bad weather conditions. We were so lucky that we had an ideal day. One of the waterfalls that we passed had the sun shine on it and creates a rainbow effect in the mist.
The water was calm in the Sound much different than last night. I woke to the ship rolling with the sea. I checked the TV but we were only going 15 knots. The area around here has strong winds and large swells. I put my reading glasses on the nightstand and a few minutes later they flew across the room. I put them in the drawer and in the morning all the drawers were open. They had opened and closed with the movement.
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The view as we look back on New Zealand is of the snow covered Southern Alps. They stretch as far as we can see in both directions. This completes the sea time in New Zealand. Next stop Sydney, Australia in three days.
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