You ask, why go to this much trouble? We were going to go to 'world-famous' Milford Sound. If you are on the South Island, you go to Milford Sound. Why? It's famous, everybody goes there and it is much easier to get to. Why didn't we go? The road was closed due to avalanches. Plan B was Doubtful Sound.
But, the more we listened, the more we realized that Doubtful Sound may indeed be better! It is five times bigger than Milford Sound and with fewer boats. Indeed, we saw only one other boat all day. The views? Spectacular. See the photos below.
You ask, where did the name Doubtful Sound come from? Well, Captain James Cook in 1770 saw the fjord from the ocean and because it looked too narrow to navigate, he named it Doubtful Harbour. The whalers, years later, determined it was navigatable and renamed it Doubtful Sound.
Day 18 takes us to Slope Point
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| This Oyster Catcher was very upset and dive bombing me, then I found out I was very close to her 'nest'. Large eggs. |
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| After visiting many historic lighthouses all over the world, quite a disappointment to see a 'modern' one. We'll stick to GPS. |
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| The most southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand |
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| As cold as it is, we thought we were closer to the South Pole! |
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| This is the view outside of our room tonight. Beautiful. |
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