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| Fiordland National Park occupies the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is by far the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of 4,868 square miles (12,607 square kilometers), and a major part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site. We didn't dock there, just did what the tour called "scenic cruising". And it was! |
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 In order for the Captain to navigate these foreign waters, a pilot, a local mariner who's extremely familiar with the waters, has to come on board. He makes the transfer from his small pilot boat as the ship is moving, which seems dangerous, but is probably just a routine day at work for him. |
 Our hopes for nice weather gave us a perfect day for our scenic cruising through Fiordland National Park. And so we began our morning entering Milford Sound, the most famous (and most visited) fjord Fiordland National Park |
 The pictures from Fiordland National Park were taken throughout the day, but we occasionally took time out to do other things that went on while we were cruising, like breakfast, and... |
 ...pickleball, and... |
 ...lunch, of course. |
 When the scenic cruising was over, it was time for dinner in the Symphony Dining Room, starting with this shrimp, scallop, and mussel appetizer, then followed by a bowl of cheesy, oniony French onion soup. Mei-O started with this asparagus thing, and we both had cod for our main course. One of us had this peach cobbler and ice cream dessert, while the other had this which needed this done to it before it was ready to eat. |
 After dinner, we headed over to the Princess Theater to watch tonight's show. Our cruise director, Esther, introduced Lisa Woodbrook, billed as a singer of "Powerhouse Hits". I didn't especially like her; her delivery and phrasing of her "powerhouse" renditions of songs by singers like Celine Dion and Freddy Mercury seemed dull. |
 After the show, as we headed up to the Horizon Bistro for our evening snack, we came across acrobat Reuben DotDotDot performing on the Piazza. He had volunteers supporting a pole that he climbed, making it all the way to the top where he was going to pop a red balloon with the crack of a whip. It took him about six or seven times before he eventually popped it. |
 This is the only picture I took of our evening snack tonight. Both of these, the melons and the bread pudding, were Mei-O's. Not being a big fan of these evening snacks (and trying to be careful not to gain too much weight), I didn't have anything. |
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Then it was off to our room and off to bed. Tomorrow we'd be docking in Port Chalmers to spend a day in Dunedin. Next Top |
