Doubtful Sound………
Beginning the trek into Doubtful Sound
Tall spires of the mountains
Much greener here
Mountains blanketed with beeches and brush
The busy bow area
Great spot to view these peaks
Walls of the fjord
Goes straight up
The Tasman Sea beyond the opening
Meandering scenic ride
Beech trees of the rain forest
They do get 180 to 200 inches of rain a year
Lucky, it did not rain today
Shoreline
Scars in the hillside are from falling rocks and trees
An inviting beach
Blue colors in the waters
Dramatic hills
No shoreline huts here
Bet this water is cold
The NCL Jewel leads the pack
Blue sky
Blue waters
Notice the smoke from the Jewel’s stack
That smoke would stay with us all day
Downed timber
Many erosion scars
Caused by too much rain
Green all the way down to the water line
The sun was warm
Clean smoke?
Steep canyons
Close-up
There he goes…..
Famous falls
Finding it’s way down.
Falls
Falls
Long way to fall
Sends waves of mist
No people allowed onshore
Making its way to the fjord
Inaccessible
A ribbon of water
Caves – good place for bats
Cut by the winds
Almost looks dry
Hillsides could hide some birds
Little human activity
Best way to visit the transit – from the bow
Granite cut by melting snow
One of a few birds we saw
Rock slide
Protected park
Looks like a way out
A place for boats
Driftwood, not boats
Hidden falls
Misty
Windblown
Can see the NCL Jewel ahead
Headlands
A perfect beach – no people
Sandy beach
Rocky shoreline
Pristine
Doubtful Sound
No big crowd outside today
Enjoying the scenery
Top layer of water has tannins
Drier hillsides
An island
Caves could be a habitat for bats
Marine layer of fog on the horizon
One lost gannet
A few diving boats
Search for black coral here
Gentle surf
Many scars on the hillsides
Glad the sun came out
Rocky outcroppings
