Day 22 Milford Sound & more
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Chris & Graham - Oceania 2009
(ID: 2341)
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2009-02-28 20:52
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366.96 km
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Towards Mt Eglinton
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The Wick Mountains
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Triangle Peak
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Mt Lyttle
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Snow capped Mt Park
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Queuing for the Homer Tunnel - 15 mins at a time
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Bumpy ride through Homer Tunnel
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Milford parking area
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Milford Sound - First glimpse
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The Lady Bowen - our "Encounters" boat
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Other vessels
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The loading quays at Milford Sound
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Lady Bowen Higher Falls
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Over the Sound
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Kayakers head for the falls
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Aircraft are diminutive against the surroundings
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They fly so close to the 600m cliffs
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Old Git happy for a change
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More kayakers enjoying the spectacle
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View towards the quays
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Sisters waterfalls & tree avalanches
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More tree avalanches
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Stirling Falls in the distance
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The U shaped valley supplying Stirling Falls
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Gold nuggets embedded inthe cliff face
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Another cruise boat
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Copper seams show in the rock face
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Quartz and Iron too
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The Sound opens out
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Playful Fur Seals
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A pool of Fur Seals
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Seals squabbling for position
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Towards the Tasman Sea
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Waterfalls abound
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It hasn't rained for 4 days - A drought hereabouts
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Leaving the Seal colony behind
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Tree avalanches regenerate in 60 to 80 years
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Nearing the open sea
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The Tasman Sea (or Ditch) ahead
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Stripe Point
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The Kissing Turtles
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St Annes Point
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Close-up of the Kissing Turtles
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Heading back inland
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Inside the Lady Bowen
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Mum by the rear deck entrance
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Cruising back down the fiord NOT fjord
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Free coffee on board
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Sheerdown Peak above the Sound
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A fur seal colony
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Trying to get his fin over
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I'm the king of the castle
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Lovely warm sun to bask in
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Sing-alonga Seal
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A more impressive Sheerdown Peak
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Looking astern to the Tasman Sea
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A wider angle shows the size better
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Nearing the Stirling Falls
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151 metres high
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We're heading in
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The height has to be seen to be believed
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The "rainstorm" extends about 50 metres out
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All wrapped up for close approach
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You won't catch me near the bows
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Stirling Falls is one of two permanent falls
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Just what the tourists need - more water
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Stirling Falls fall astern
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A better idea of the magnitude - over 500 ft
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A sheer cliff face rising 2000 ft
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A small cascade 600 metres above us
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The scale of these cliffs in perspective
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Cascade Peak overlooks Milford Sound
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A female BASE jumper did this for a Pepsi Ad
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Over 2000 ft with an overhang
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Piopiotahi is the Maori name
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Mt Isolation
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Milford Sound is really a Fjord - glacier formed
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The Cascade Peak
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North towards Mills Peak & Mt Graves
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Mills Peak ice cap
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South showing Footstool with Terror Peak behind
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The snow covered Mitre Peak
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Sheerdown & Odyssey Peaks
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Milford Deep Underwater Observatory
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A 12 metre spiral staircase descends
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Milfords sea-life can be viewed from down under
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Departing the Underwater Observatory
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More customers arrive
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Back to the quay, the Darren Mountains astern
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Lady Bowen Falls are 151 metres high
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Helicopters fly non-stop sightseeing trips
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Bowen Falls are the second permanent falls here
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Nearly 500 feet high
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The rush back to collect the next trippers
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The photographer returned a favour
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The Homer Tunnel queue on the way back
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The Alpine route is quite severe
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The last bus through from the other side
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Clifden Suspension Bridge (Not Brunels at Bristol)
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Timber deck and railings, steel cables.
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Four massive stone piers support the bridge cables
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View from the new Clifden Bridge
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Sea view from Riverton campsite pitch
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Longwood campsite - neat & tidy
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The old bus in situ for the night
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