One of the highlights of the South Island was an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound.
En-route via Lake Manapori (1 hr)
View of Doubtful Sound from the top of Wilmot Pass (an hour by bus to cross the pass).
Our ship in Doubtful Sound. Only one ship cruises overnight so all the crowds are left behind.
Kayaking in the Sound.
Kepler Track, one of the great walks of NZ, circular route from Te Anau (3 days – 70km).
2 days of rain and low cloud – we couldn’t see any of the apparently fabulous views.
Shovelling landslips out of the way. The Track had been closed earlier in the week because of snow and it had only just re-opened, landslips and all.
Lake Marion, north of Te Anau, 3 hour return hike off the Milford Sound road. Very few people make the climb up so an ideal spot for lunch.
Lake Marion, viewed from Mount Summit (1st day of the Routeburn Track).
