We spent two days at sea from Sydney to NZ playing trivia and passing the time. The Production show last night, 'Words and Music' was great and all about Broadway shows and tunes, making us want to return to NYC. Later a group called Liquid Blue played some 60's and 70's tunes in the Explorer Lounge.
After two days at sea we arrived at the NZ coast this morning. The seas last night were, again, rough and caused us to sleep parallel to the headboard to 'rock' with the ship head to toe instead of side to side. We finally got up around 8AM to find we were already transitting Milford Sound in Fiordland, NZ. THe region is a national park which was first found by Europeans when Cook arrived in 1773. It was recognized as a park in 1952 and a world heritage site in 1986. The area reminded us of other transits, particularly Active Pass between Galiano and Mayne Islands, and the vegetation is similar (less teh arbutus).
It was clear and sunny early but, after a midday nap, the ceiling came down adn visibility is now less than 1/2mile.
We were again middle of the pack in trivia, but meeting some nice folks, Dorothy and Tom from Upstate New York, Bill and Nancy from San Francisco, and Dave from Chicago.
Tomorrow morning we arrive in Dunedin, a community with a strong Scottish heritage. We will likely hire a taxi to take us to several of the attractions Marc Pavior-Smith suggested. We are looking forward to doing a bit of walking, as the weather has closed down the outside decks causing us to feel a bit sluggish.
A pending cold is not helping either. As tomorrow is an early start, we will order room service and have a quiet night tonight.
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