Saturday March 17, 2007
At the very southern tip of New Zealand is Fiordland National Park. This part of the country has rain 300 days a yr so odds are against us for a sunny day; it's overcast, cloudy but not rainy. Sitting on balcony and overhearing commentary from the cabin TV we learn many facts. Listed are some in no particular order.
1) Dusty Sound is the largest of over 40 miles
2) Capt Cook first mapped this area and they are still the best maps around.
3) Area gets 27 feet of rain each year
4) Highest waterfall over 500 ft
5) Jade in this area
6) Mitre Peak is the tallest peak at 9,042 feet high, it's in Milford Sound and is my last picture, altho you can't view the top of it for the clouds.
Only by comparing how tiny the tour boat is (and imagining the people on it!) can you get an inkling of the magnitude of these mountains.
Most everything looks the same so it's not a picture day, but an awesome experience of majesty for the entire day!
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