Winya_wynah's Web Diary - Milford Sound

Milford Sound

Winya_wynah

Fri 29 Jan 2010 05:50

Yesterday we took a cruise around the Milford Sound and

it was so calm we managed to get out to theTasman Sea.

Today we went out in kayaks and the wind funneled through and made for some interesting padelling!

Under the waterfall we saw yesterday, windy but not a real drenching as there has been no significant rainfall for 10 days.

then dolphins came for a frolic showing us how easy it is for them to swim in a bit of turbulent water!

The dolphins in the Milford Sound are Bottlenose dolphins, this is as far south as they can live, as it is they are larger than others we have seen on our travels because an extra thick layer of blubber is required to keep them warm in these waters. 6 degrees today.

Southern fur seals also live here climbing up onto the rocks for a sleep in the sun. The first pup born in Milford in living memory is now a month old and went for 'his' first swim yesterday the local skippers are very proud of 'him'.

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2010

Apr 2010

Fri 2 Apr 13:52
- Home again

Mar 2010

Tue 16 Mar 10:12
- NZ & Friends
- Auckland
Sat 13 Mar 20:29
- Back to the water
- Haihe
Tue 2 Mar 23:00
- Bridge to Nowhere

Feb 2010

Thu 18 Feb 02:43
- Marlborough Sounds
Wed 17 Feb 22:07
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Fri 12 Feb 22:20
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Fri 5 Feb 07:50
- FOX
Thu 4 Feb 09:40

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Fri 29 Jan 05:50
- Milford Sound
- Doubtful!
Thu 28 Jan 08:01
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Tue 26 Jan 08:40
- Stewart Island
- March of the penguins
Fri 22 Jan 04:31
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Thu 14 Jan 08:25
- Lake Tekapo & Mt. Cook
Wed 13 Jan 08:13
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Mon 11 Jan 09:18
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Sun 3 Jan 04:01
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Fri 1 Jan 04:16
- Happy New Year

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Dec 2009

Tue 29 Dec 04:17
- Just like home!
Mon 28 Dec 05:27
- Mountain Valley
Fri 25 Dec 01:45
- Keeping busy
- Christmas
Tue 22 Dec 06:09
- Internet Cafes!
- White Island
Sun 20 Dec 06:02
- Fw: Rotorua
Thu 17 Dec 07:46
- Holiday, celebrate, it's gonna be so nice.
Sun 6 Dec 07:03

Nov 2009

Mon 30 Nov 06:56
- Goat Island
- On yer bike!
Sun 29 Nov 03:36
- Surfing that Sand!
Tue 24 Nov 04:29
- Missing photos from last blog!
Sun 22 Nov 07:47
- The land tour has begun!
Sat 21 Nov 07:48
- Old news & Friends
Sun 15 Nov 01:21
- Excitable crew
Wed 11 Nov 07:18
- Fw: Boring boat stuff, Bob.
Tue 10 Nov 04:07
- Raglan
Mon 9 Nov 00:17
- Glowworm Caves
Fri 6 Nov 04:41
- Caves that glow

Oct 2009

Fri 30 Oct 02:23
- Tauranga
Sun 25 Oct 00:16
- Stuart's 'Little' blog
Sat 24 Oct 06:57
- Magic Jim
Tue 20 Oct 21:47
- swim past fly past!
Sun 18 Oct 21:09
- Tauranga here we come!
Fri 16 Oct 02:17
- Mc Bashmaster blog report
Wed 14 Oct 20:09
- Brownies in the distance
Mon 12 Oct 03:01
- Rain rain rain!
Fri 9 Oct 20:14
- New Zealand bound
Tue 6 Oct 02:23
- Vuda Point Marina
Sun 4 Oct 09:36
Thu 1 Oct 22:11
- 'East'

Sep 2009

Wed 30 Sep 08:52
- 30.09.09
Tue 15 Sep 02:28
- Photos!
Sat 12 Sep 21:36
- Thank you
- 50 if a day!

Aug 2009

Sat 29 Aug 00:56
- Hurrah for Nuie!
Sat 15 Aug 23:30
- Time to go
Sat 8 Aug 00:14
- When the going gets tough

Jul 2009

Sat 25 Jul 19:51
- I'm going to wash that man right out of my hair!
Tue 21 Jul 23:10
- and then there were two again
Tue 14 Jul 20:19
- Paradise @ 14;58.07S 147;38.22W
Thu 2 Jul 01:13
- 08;55.023S 140;06.393W!

Jun 2009

Tue 23 Jun 19:29
- 08:27.35S 124:17.76W
Sun 14 Jun 19:49
- 06:28.14S 111:43.86W
Mon 8 Jun 09:24
- Winya Wynah
Sat 6 Jun 16:56
- Onward to Marquesas
Thu 4 Jun 18:18
- From Galapagos to Marquesas
Mon 1 Jun 19:53
- 2 is now 3!

May 2009

Sun 31 May 22:05
- Animals on the cruise!
- Cruise around Galapagos
Wed 27 May 22:09
- Volcano
Wed 20 May 17:39
- Things we forgot in last blog
Tue 19 May 22:27
- Galapagos
Fri 8 May 23:06
- Slow boat to Galapagos 08.05.09
Sat 2 May 18:12
- Las Perlas
Fri 1 May 18:22
- Thank you boys!

Apr 2009

Wed 29 Apr 15:18
- Gary AKA Bosun's blog
- John AKA Galley Boy
Tue 28 Apr 22:11
Mon 27 Apr 02:15
- Pacific side!
Wed 22 Apr 03:44
- Pictures as we came into Colon
- Pictures from Paradise AKA San Blas
Mon 20 Apr 21:45
- 'Inside'
Mon 13 Apr 22:42
- Holandes Cays 12th April
- Coco Bandero Cays 13th April
Wed 8 Apr 22:09
- Paradise!
Sun 5 Apr 16:37
- April 6th
Thu 2 Apr 17:16
- Close encounters...

Mar 2009

Tue 31 Mar 22:59
- On route to San Blas
Mon 30 Mar 23:43
- late photo entries
Thu 26 Mar 19:11
- Bonaire again
Mon 23 Mar 00:00
- Bonaire land trip in pictures 2
Sun 22 Mar 23:56
Sat 21 Mar 01:57
- Bonaire 3
- Bonaire 2
Fri 20 Mar 22:23
- Bonaire 1
Mon 16 Mar 15:46
- 50 miles to go to Bonaire
Sat 14 Mar 17:59
- Bound for Bonaire
Mon 9 Mar 22:11
- Tobago Cays
Fri 6 Mar 00:59
- Tobago Cays
Wed 4 Mar 23:15
- Moon Book
Sun 1 Mar 21:55
- Admiralty Bay

Feb 2009

Sat 28 Feb 21:58
- Back to the Grenadines
Thu 26 Feb 14:48
- Checking out
Sun 22 Feb 22:06
- Alyson's Birthday Part 1
- Birthday Part 2
Sat 21 Feb 19:27
- Marigot Bay
Wed 18 Feb 00:41
- Rodney Bay
Sun 15 Feb 01:41
- Victoria Falls
Fri 13 Feb 19:20
- Dominca
Thu 12 Feb 13:27
- From the Saintes to Dominica then down the River.
Mon 9 Feb 21:39
- Les Saintes
Thu 5 Feb 22:41
- Quiet day
Tue 3 Feb 22:55
- 'The Saints'

Jan 2009

Thu 29 Jan 23:17
- Deshaies
Thu 22 Jan 22:07
- There's always more.
Wed 21 Jan 12:38
- 313 miles & 110 tacks!
Tue 20 Jan 23:22
- We're in Antigua!
Tue 13 Jan 20:40
- lunch?
Wed 7 Jan 13:51
- Kayaking home after lunch at Cooper
Tue 6 Jan 17:24
- Red Box under threat
Sat 3 Jan 21:29
- Happy New Year!

2008

Dec 2008

Tue 30 Dec 17:57
- Debs at the helm
Wed 24 Dec 17:31
- North Sound for Xmas
Thu 18 Dec 23:06
- More waiting
Sun 14 Dec 23:25
- Just another Saturday!!
- sailing at last
Fri 12 Dec 21:21
- North Sound
Tue 9 Dec 21:02
- Engine bay flood
Sun 7 Dec 23:17
- Picture addition
- Looking like a cruiser

Nov 2008

Sat 29 Nov 14:27
- Almost back where we should be!
Thu 27 Nov 17:10
- Waiting for a tube. Thusrday 27th.
Tue 25 Nov 20:36
- GPS and set up test
Sun 23 Nov 20:05
- position
- To Start Test

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