08 Jan 2011

At Sea. Barely. We've been cruising through Fiordland National Park. Mountains with peaks between six and seven thousand feet have bees passing on both sides of this ship. It seems that at times you could almost reach out and touch them. I keep listening for the sound of the ship running aground but have been told that the water depth in the channel is 2000ft. Spotted dolphins and fur seals along the way. By 6pm we were in open water and will now cross the Tasman Sea on our way to Hobart, our first call in Austrailia.