Cormorant Cove, Dusky Sound
45:41:29S, 166:34:06E Cormorant Cove, Dusky Sound Not much has changed in the last 238 years since Captain James Cook landed here, replenished Resolution with water and dined off crayfish. Instead of Maori paddling their wakas there are only to be found the occasional kayaker making their way around the sounds. If it weren’t for Marie [...]
Duet II South Island, Thompson Sound
45:18:06S, 166:58″60E Milford sound is the most spectacular and impressive of all the sounds. It is also the most easily accessible by road and consequently on the tourist route. Sheer slab sided walls created by plate shifting movements thrust upwards. Raw and brutal edges hardly worn by wind and sea painted subtle shade of green [...]
Duet II South Island, Milford Sound
44:40:63S, 167:55:21E Milford Sound. A dramatic landscape of jagged peaks, glaciers and impressive waterfalls: this is the attraction of Fordland that draws us down here. From Nelson it’s some 400 miles once past Farewell spit with no where to stop on the way unless you are a fishing boat. Once there we knew that we [...]
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