Dunedin is a nice little sleepy town on the southern part of the Southern Island. There was a beautiful park-like square in the center of the city. Milford Sound, which is on the West Coast of the southern part of the Southern Island is a fiord-like area. It is a photographer's dream.We arrived at Milfor Sound on a very sunny calm day.....an unusual event in this area that gets approximately 300 inches of rain per year.

Donna again trying some of the exotic local fair. Notice Donna's new pants. She found them in the children's dept. of "Just Jeans". How cool!!!

The town square is shaped like an octagon and is known as ...Guess what? ....Yep ..."The Octagon".

British influence is everywhere.

Milford Sound was not discovered for a very long time after the first Europeans landed in New Zealand because it's entrance is very small and difficult to see from off-shore. Here is a view of it from about three miles out.

The New Zealand Coast in this area is very rugged with a considerable amount of harsh weather.

Once into Milford Sound the water calmed and scenery improved.

Many tourists interested in environmental issues come here on vacation and cruise these waters in many different types of boats.

This area is at the southern tip of what is known as the Southern Alps.

The views were very beautiful.

Quite beautiful.

Because the water is very deep the ship was able to get very close to the sides of the canyon-like area.

What can you say.... Just beautiful!!!!

When we left, just outside of Milford Sound and at the beginning of our journey across the Tasman Sea, we were met by a 70 knot gale and the associated high seas and swells. The ship was really rocking and rolling. That night we experienced the worst sea conditions we had ever encountered.