Doubtful Sound, 2

More of our cruise on Doubtful Sound. Did I mention that a) it is a fiord, not a sound? (much of New Zealand nomenclature is like that) and b) it got its name from Captain Cook, who pronounced it "doubtful" as an anchorage way back in the 1780s?

Us

Among the skerries, nosing in toward...

A fur seal rest area

Sentinel seal

The Tasman is Pacific in name only...

Thus

Night approaches in Snug Cove

Sunrise on the fiord; would this make a great sympathy card
or what?

Hosing down the anchor chain

More morning

Morning clouds, heading into the Moments of Silence...this is where they cruise
into another small arm of the fiord, right up to shore-line cliff, and then shut
down all the engines and motors and ask everyone to be silent and not even snap
photos so you can experience what the fiord is really like and it's so quiet you
can actually hear the sand-flies ashore massing for attack...

Last of the South Island Rota blooms

Heading back to the dock

Great experience!