It’s was a full day out for Doubtful Sound well organised.taxis ,coach, bus ,boat,bus and boat to get there. Hidden highlights were the drivers commentary on each of the towns we passed through. (not much action since 1922 was his best comment) Some of the landscape was genuinely untouched grassy steep with specific conservation areas including areas where endangered species were being bred and for once it got really cold.

Best in pictures

View down the sound entrance

The tallest waterfall in NZ

It was misty and raining but that added to the raw un touched landscape

One off photo pop

A few seals

Matthew braving the cold

Remote lobster base

Gentoo penguin the smallest penguin in the world

On deck

At the Tasman sea

Eerie misty mountains

Visited the Manapouri hydro power station. A 2 mile tunnel lead to the central processing area. Potentially 10% of NZ dometsicpower ( although most of it used by the local aluminium smelting plant). Only 2 or 3 staff down there. No sunlight quite eerie.