First off, sorry for the delay, we have just gotten somewhere where we can use internet.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Today started out very early, up at 6:45 am. It was the longest day. We got up and ready and headed into Queenstown for some breakfast. We went to a bakery, ate and then headed back to the hotel to wait on our bus. Our bus arrived and we were on our way to Milford Sound. We made a couple of stops on the way to take pictures and look at the beautiful scenery. We stopped in Te Anau for a break and picked up lunch. Once back on the bus we made a few more stops before we finally made it to Milford Sound. We arrived at 2:43 in Milford Sound to catch our boat that leaves at 2:45, this due to Frank and his wife who would not pay attention to the time and always got back to the bus late during the stops.
Some of the stops we made were at a picturesque lake, Lake Gunn, where I was able to get the most beautiful picture, can't wait to get it developed. Some other stops along the way included water falls, flowers, etc. There were a total of 6 nationalities on our bus of 17 people, it was very interesting. They included: German, Scottish, Dutch, US, British and Chinese.
Once we got on our boat we went through a marvelous ravine, we saw the tallest peak in the world from sea level, Mitre Peak. We also saw bottlenose dolphins, seals, sea lions, Fiordland crested penguins, waterfalls, glaciers, snow, and so many gorgeous mountains.
Once our boat returned it was back on the bus. We stopped in Te Anau again to eat dinner at The Ranch, this is where Greg and I enjoyed chicken schnitzel in cranberry sauce, yummy! We then stopped at a Bird Sanctuary and headed back home. We got about 30 minutes away from Queenstown and found we had a flat tire. We stopped in Kingston to change the tire where a group of us sat on the rocky beach and skipped stones. It was so interesting to get to talk to all of these other people from other countries. We had a lot of fun doing this.
We finally arrived back at our hotel at 11 pm just to crash for the night
Tami
1 comment:
I am so glad to hear from you! Sounds like you are still having a lot of fun. Is there any of New Zealand that you haven't seen? Sounds like you have covered it all. Can't wait to read tomorrow's post. We love you!
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