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Sunday, 30 September 2012

Icy shower anyone?


4 hours from Invercargill lies a breathtaking part of NZ, Milford Sounds. Unfortunately the heavens had waited for us to arrive before chucking liquid dream killer all over the magnificent landscape that we had all hoped to get that perfect picture of. Earthquakes cause disasters, floods can be devastating - all too often nature wins – WELL NOT TODAY! After a pretty hair raising drive through an avalanche highway we decided to stick two fingers up to mother nature and take the rain head on!




Once on the boat into the fiordlands the rain subsided a little and we were presented with an impressively dramatic landscape. The rain had caused waterfalls to swell to 4 times their usual size and the captain was kind enough to nudge the boat close enough for any nutcases who fancied a free icy shower – All the best things in life are free, particularly cold fiordland showers! An opportunity Nay and I were not prepared to miss! 




 
Next stop – Queenstown.

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