Friday, December 08, 2006

Day 547 – Milford Sound – Queenstown, New Zealand

Day 547 – 7th December 2006 +13:00 GMT Total Miles 90868

In the morning we were woken up around 7am for breakfast as the boat was heading out to the Tasman Sea.


James On The Milford Wanderer

After another cruise of the sounds we got dropped off at the underwater observatory, here you can experience what normal grows 200m below sea level at just 8m below sea level. The observatory did not have much to show really and was focusing on Black Coral, I found it to be rather over priced for the 20 minutes we had at the observatory.


The Underwater Observatory


The Underwater Observatory


The Underwater Observatory

We got back on land at around 10am and started driving just as we were about 20km out of Milford Sound I came around a corner and had to slam my brakes on, as a tree fell across the road just in front of us, 30 seconds earlier and we could have been under it. The tree blocked the road completely and a traffic jam was forming. So a bit of team work and about 50 people working together we managed to break all the branches of the tree and then drag the trunk to the side of the road.


The Tree That Blocked The Road


The Tree That Blocked The Road


Me at the 45 Degree Line

We got back on the road and carried on towards Queenstown stopping at Kingston to see the Kingston Flyer steam train.


The Kingston Flyer


The Kingston Flyer

We arrived in Queenstown and checked into Bungi Backpackers, unfortunately it was fully booked and Jemma had to stay somewhere else. We all had a it of a sleep then had a wander around Queenstown. We ended up at the sky city casino where I taught Jemma how to play blackjack and had made $525 by the end of the night. Jemma had also made a profit from her $20 starting money. Hopefully she won’t take my influence and get addicted. We sat in the bar at the casino and had several drinks and were joined by the American girls we had met the night before on the boat. We arranged to met them the next day for dinner and called it a night.

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