Off to Kiwi Land

What a day we had today. It was quite the adventure. Early start (as usual), road the bus for about 3 hour to Manapouri. From here we hopped on a jet boat (a larger one) to cross Lake Manipouri. That took 45 minutes. Next we boarded another bus to go over the Wilmer pass; another 25 minutes.. Finally, onto a boat and cruise thru Doubtful sound. We spent a couple hours sailing these beautiful waters. The sites around us were just stunning. The waters were calm and even peaceful until we reached open water in the Tasman Sea. There we were rocked quite a bit. We saw some seals sunning themselves.

Doubtful Sound has 4 permanent waterfalls and if it rains many temporary falls. We were treated to a few of these temporary falls.

By definition Doubtful Sound is actually a fiord, carved by a glacier during the ice age. A Sound is carved by a river.

We all enjoyed a boxed lunch and a glass of wine cruising the fiord. ( fiord is spelt correctly).En savoir plus