We treated ourselves with an awesome (and expensive) overnight cruise in
Doubtful Sound, in Fiordland National Park. It's south of the better-known Milford Sound, and to get there you have to go across Lake Manapouri (they also have a huge underground hydroelectric power station there), and then over a mountain pass to get on the boat in Doubtful. It was an amazing couple of days.
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| Lake Manapouri |
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| the boat ride across the lake |
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| Next, the bus to take us over Wilmot Pass |
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| Photo stop on the road |
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| view of Doubtful Sound from the top of the pass |
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| ready to set sail! |
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| beautiful sunny day! |
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| If you look closely, you can see the dolphins splashing around |
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| sea kayaking off of the boat |
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| so refreshing! |
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| the dramatic landscape changes completely as the day goes on |
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| big swells as we head into the Tasman Sea for a look |
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| view of the fiord entrance from the tasman sea |
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| sea lion moms and pups |
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| Doubtful Sounds |
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| sunset |
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| amazing buffet including carved lamb/beef, and mussels, smoked salmon and veggie curry |
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| one side of the dessert buffet |
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| Pavlova! Chocolate pie, cheesecake |
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| teeny tiny quad-share dorm, our bunk mates were a nice couple from Germany |
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| the start of a beautiful calm day |
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| early morning (7am) breakfast buffet |
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| sunrise |
Amazing day! After an early morning and a long boat/bus/boat ride back to Manapouri, and with two full tummies, we drove three hours to Queenstown to continue our adventure.
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