Splashing with Seals

Following the excitement of the previous evening, the day spent kayaking seemed positively tranquil. But then, it was anyway. Guided round the sound for a half day tour we had a double kayak and followed on like little ducklings as we were shown around the fjord. There were four double kayaks in our troop, and the guide. Funnily enough, we weren't the only kayak with a Nicki and Ross from the UK. The water was like a mirror as we paddled between mountain peaks and Glaciers and there were plenty of seals which we were able to get up really close to and bob along beside. Then, at about 10 o'clock we could hear a low flying plane, then five minutes another, five minutes after that another and so the posh tourists arrived, doing their bit for the environment as they went. Still, sometimes you couldn't hear the planes, often if a big guide boat was close enough to drown out the sound. All in all though, it was still very peaceful and a totally fab play on the water.

Having played in the Milford Sound, our trip down the west coast was now complete and it was time to make our way up the east, starting at Dunedin.