16th March Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound and Dusky Sound. After crossing the Tasman Sea we sail into the beautiful and picturesque area of the Fiordland National Park. Fiordland is the largest National Park in New Zealand, it stretches from Martins Bay in the North to Te Waewae Bay in the South with the 4 eastern lakes, Te Anau, Manapouri, Monowai, Hauroko bordering the east and 14 Fiords on the West Coast. The Fiordland Park covers 5% of the area of New Zealand and was declared a World Heritage Area in 1986. This was just cruising through three of the Fiords today, beginning with Milford Sound, very dramatic entrance which you cannot see at the beginning. As Victoria gently eased herself around the cliff face you are faced with sheer sided mountains and waterfalls.The early morning mist,
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