Doubtful Sound, New Zealand

New Zealand and Australia

8th February 2004

We departed Hawai at midnight on Feb 4 and arrived in Auckland NZ early Friday morning, Feb 6 (crossing the dateline). We cleared customs and immigration and then transferred to the domestic terminal for a flight to Queenstown, arriving there at about 1:30 PM. On Saturday we checked the weather forecast and since the weather for Sunday was promising, we had our Doubtful Sound cruise moved to Sunday from Monday. http://www.realjourneys.co.nz/Main/Doubtfuldaytime/ It was difficult selecting these photos from over 200 taken during the day.

Approaching Manapouri Harbour 1024x768 ApproachingManHbr.jpg Buy Print	As we drove up the street it looked like our hotel was on fire. It was the house next door. 1024x768 BackattheLodge.jpg Buy Print	Bev and Phil enjoying tea and coffee along with the spectacular scenery. 1024x768 CoffeeTeatime.jpg Buy Print	Dolphins leading.....see next photo 1024x768 Dolphins.jpg Buy Print
Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS1.jpg Buy Print	Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS2.jpg Buy Print	Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS3.jpg Buy Print	Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS4.jpg Buy Print
Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS5.jpg Buy Print	Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS6.jpg Buy Print	Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS7.jpg Buy Print	Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS8.jpg Buy Print
Doubtful Sound 1024x768 DS9.jpg Buy Print	Main generator room at the Manapouri Power Station 768x1024 InSidePowerStation.jpg Buy Print	these kayaks. If the kayaks stopped the Dolphins stopped. 1024x768 Kayaks.jpg Buy Print	A most unusual fence. 1024x768 KingstonFence.jpg Buy Print
Very imaginative. 1024x768 KingstonFence2.jpg Buy Print	Trip back across Lake Manapouri. 1024x768 LakeMan.jpg Buy Print	Manapouri Power Station 768x1024 LakeMHydroGen.jpg Buy Print	View from the dock to the Power Station 1024x768 ManapouriPP.jpg Buy Print
More kayaks. 1024x768 MoreKayaks.jpg Buy Print	Doubtful Sound looking out to the Tasman Sea 1024x768 OuttoTasmanSea.jpg Buy Print	The fresh water flows down and turns the generators and then flows downhill to the west into Doubtful Sound. Rainfall along this coast averages 27 feet a year. 768x1024 PowerStnDiag.jpg Buy Print	Early morning - on the way to Manapouri from Queenstown 1024x768 QTtoDoubtful1.jpg Buy Print
The slide was caused by an earthquake last year that was about at the 7 level 1024x768 Quakeresult.jpg Buy Print	Fiordland Navigator - used for overnight cruises 1024x768 RJOvernightboat.jpg Buy Print	Looking down on Doubtful Sound as we departed. We were sad to leave such a wonderful place. 1024x768 SadtoleaveDS.jpg Buy Print	To Manapouri 1024x768 Todoubtful2.jpg Buy Print
Relief map showing the three legs of the tour. 1024x768 TopMap.jpg Buy Print	Underground at the Power Station 1024x768 TunnelunderManapouri.jpg Buy Print	View of Doubtful Sound from west end of Wilmot Pass 1024x768 WEndWilmotPass.jpg Buy Print	Crossing Lake Manapouri 1024x768 XLakeMtoWilmotPass.jpg Buy Print
Crossing Wilmot Pass to Doubtful Sound 1024x768 XWilmotPass.jpg Buy Print