Before I forget one thing I forgot to show you from 2 days ago was my swim with the seals in Luncheon Cove (Named as Cook had a 'luncheon' of crayfish there back in 1773)
Not the best photos, but it was nice to see them in action under water
Marty with the Totoku behind
Anther day was of course started with a paddle, this time first thing just as the sun was rising which was really nice :)Here is a vid of some of my kayaking to give you an idea of what it was like with all of the bird song, and... um... Simon
Here is a pic of the boy's having their last attempt at deer hunting... no luck again, but at least they got a few nice tramps out of it - and you can't complain about this scenery!
I can't believe how much crayfish we ate... it seriously was breakfast (in the scrambled eggs) lunch (cold in sandwiches) and dinner (entree every night)... I think I've had enough for a while!
No words needed
A few 'reflective' shots ;)
We got a bus over the Wilmot Pass road, and stopped at the top, looking down towards Deep Cove and Doubtful Sound beyond. Mt Barber is the impressive one on the right of the photo ;)
Our last group photo... ahhhhhh
So that was the last of Fiordland. I've decided to end with a photo which really sums up that part of the trip for me, Dusky Sound with its glassy water and rain on the mountains. I'm glad most of my time there it was spent in cloud with rain never far away - I really felt like I got to see the read Fiordland and loved every minute of it :)
After getting back to the old Corrado at about 5pm, Si and I headed off on our merry way towards the West Coast - our route north. We decided the best plan was to get to Wanaka that night so that we had a nice start to the following day by the lake, and could get a head start on our next leg. This meant a bit of night driving but it was a clear night and a big moon so we actually had good views of the land around us.
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