Indescribable

Right so as one of our many spoils, Katie and I decided to have an overnight stay on Doubtful sounds, a remote Fiord off the South west coast of New Zealand. The fiord's of huge mountains which have been carved away by glaciers to form deep and very powerful alleys from the sea inland. These areas are powerful and completely awe - inspiring! So we arrived in a place that has an annual rainfall of over 7 metres and we expecting rain only to be showered with crystal clear waters, beautiful scenery and even the opportunity to Kayak amongst the sounds. This has to be one of the most memorable experiences of the trip thus far. Massive mountains that collapse through the rain forest into a deep and dark sea (approx 400 meters deep and 11 degrees all year) and just when we thought it couldn't get better the dolphins came out to play in the boats wake.
The boat on which we stayed was superbly comfortable and entertaining - we even had two 70 year old guests playing oldies tunes all night. But the only draw back was that we had to share a quad bunk and our very poodern neighbours (farmers from North Island NZ) who both had a penchant for orchestrating a loud and classical snore fest - at 2;45am wild hysteria set in and I decided that sleep just wasn't going to happen so I read and prepared my sermon on the deck. Overnight there was enough rain to transform the Fiordland into a waterfall carnival with some beauties 3 times higher than Niagara falls. All in all an absolutely excellent adventure - meeting great people, seeing unbelievable places and sharing incredible memories.