Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Day 10 (Wednesday 25 December 2024) the New Zealand Sounds and Christmas Day

 Merry Christmas to all.

A view this morning from our cabin. Photographs of the three Fiordland sounds doesn’t do it justice. Our last visit was New Year’s Eve 2023.


The Sounds are famous for plentiful natural wildlife and magnificent flora. Seals are regularly seen sunning themselves on the rocky shores while able birdlife flies overhead. We enjoyed room service this morning from our balcony while NZ pilot (broadcast on the cabin TV) explained what we were seeing. Very enjoyable and educational.

Our morning was spent enjoying Dusty and doubtful sounds, followed by lunch at Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant. The food was great, as was the wine. 



After lunch we spent afternoon in the magnificent Milford Sound. It was better last year’s cruise through it. Fantastic!

Tonight we dined in the main dining room with a lovely couple from the United Kingdom. Poor Luke and Pam have shared a table with us since the beginning of the cruise. For our part, we have been blessed with pleasant conversations to which we are grateful. Thank you. 


Our day ended with a beautiful sunset as we head west over the Tasman sea towards Australia. Merry Christmas to all.





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