After our tramping travesty, we went to the Fiordland Natl. Parks to check out the Milford Sound. This is not actually a sound but a fiord and im not sure what the difference is. It is a long winding bay with very steep mountains and waterfalls that go into the ocean. We went on a cuise that takes about 2.5 hours and saw some seals and things. We also hiked up to an area that is snow capped year round which is a little strange when it is warm enough to wear a tee-shirt. Next we headed to queenstown which is a big party town.
It is also one of the adventure capitals of NZ. You can skydive, bungy jump, hang glide, jet boat, parasail, etc. the list goes on and on. We didn't do any of these extreme sports, but we did have fun still. We camped one night at a campsite a little out of town and the next stayed at a hostel. We walked around the town a lot, went to the botanical gardens where you can play frisbee golf and we saw an asian blindfold himself and walk around with a stick which was confusing. Then we went to the wharf where you can sit on the beach front and we paid a few dollars to go to this underwater observatory where you can see the big rainbow trout, eels, and diving ducks. For 50 cents you can push a button and feed them and we did that three times. We also had one of the best burgers on the whole trip at a place called Fergburger, delicious!
After Queenstown we went to the Glaciers further north. Fox Glacier and Franz Josef. It was quite rainy when we went there but we were able to get pretty close to Franz Joseph. It is a really really big Ice cube with a stream running through it. There were many warnings saying to stay within the ropes because two years ago a tourist snuck onto it and got crushed. The glaciers have been receeding since the 1950s and they hope that they will recover.
We will continue when we get more internet time... (sorry)
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