Bart Bear's Blog

The New Zealand sounds are truly spectacular, especially when seen from the deck of a cruise liner. "Sounds" are what New Zealanders (Kiwis) call fiords. No matter what you call them, they are deep, narrow valleys that the sea has flooded. Huge ships, like the "Voyager of the Seas", have no problems sailing through the narrow bits and it makes for excitement for the passengers when it looks like the ship just couldn't possibly fit. The morning we went through the sounds it was very cold and there were low clouds. In places it looked like we were sailing through a spooky tunnel. There are lots of waterfalls on the walls; the sounds are in one of the highest rainfall areas on the planet. If you look carefully in some places you can see fur seals on the rocks. If you haven't done it yet, put cruising the NZ sounds on your Bucket List.

Labels: boats, cruising, New Zealand