21 November - Was time to get back on the Kiwi Experience bus. Left Te Anau around 9.30am and headed back to Milford Sound. Stopped for a photo about 30 minutes later at the Eglinton Valley, then continued until we got to The Chasm (which I had already seen). Although the weather was ok in Te Anau, the closer we got to Milford Sound the worse it got and it soon started to rain. We got to Milford Sound just after 12pm and got straight on a cruise ship called The...

20 November - Today I went on a cruise around Doubtful Sound. The attached picture to this postcard shows what it can look like, but it rained and was overcast all day, so my photos really dont do it much justice. It's quite difficult to actually get to the sound. We first went by boat over Lake Manapouri, which took about 45 minutes. It was really misty, cloudy and raining so I couldn't see any of the surrounding mountains which was a shame. When we got to t...

19 November - Had to get up at 5.45am!!! this morning - that's so early! Was being picked up a 6.30am to go sea kayaking in Milford Sound. It took two hours to get there (I was the only one going from Te Anau, the rest were already at Milford Sound), but we (me and the two guides, Gordon and Ron), stopped along the way at Lake Gunn for a hot chocolate. We picked the others up and went to the launch site to get geared up. The clothes they give you to wear make y...

18 November - Left Riverton about 9am to go to Te Anau, which is in Fiordland on the West Coast. We first stopped to see some trees that had almost been blown over due to the really strong south winds. Then it was onto McCrackens Rest - one of the guys on the bus got his arse out to sit on the sign! Next was the oldest bridge in NZ - the Clifden Suspension Bridge - Clifton's is so much better! We then reached Lake Manapouri, one of the southern lakes. I've ...