Distance travelled today was none by road. Around 35 Kms by boat. The day dawned bright and still. We had a lazy start wondering whether to book a boat trip or not. Our Weka paid us a visit over breakfast again hoping for some food no doubt. We dont feed the birds. Especially the Keas. They can become beggars once you start doing that. Having had breakfast we decided to book a boat trip. The lodge provided a shuttle bus down to the departure lounge for the boat. It was a quiet day. I reckon there was about 35 people on our boat. Some had flown in from Queenstown and Te Anau for the trip. After a short safety briefing we were off and what a day. The commentary from the boat Captain Dan was informative, not intrusive and set a good tone. Recent rain had energised the waterfalls. The water was almost an emerald green colour in the fjord. It is difficult to pick a few photos from the many that we took to give you a flavour of the day. Once the trip was over we decided to walk the few kilometres back to the lodge and our van. I’m glad we did as we chanced upon quite a tame Kea sat on the fence and watched us go by. The day was rounded off very nicely with dinner in the lodge restaurant and a cheeky New Zealand red to accompany it. Tomorrow we will head further south. Not sure to where. No plan yet. Here is a selection of todays photos.
Woodend Wanderer 