Milford Sounds (29/11)

The only things to do in Milfound Sounds is to walk or go on a cruise. So we decided to go on the nature cruise. Checkout time in the morning was the unsocialable hour of 8.30 we off we went to purchase our ticket to the 10.30 cruise. Once this was done we went back to the cafe and had brekkie. We arrive back and parked in the top car park beside where the boats take off. We parked there because there was no one else there despite being sign posted for buses only. It was really wet and cold .... not good for holidaying. We jumped on the boat and off we went. The guide was really funny and told us lots of infor. Apparently it rains 200 days a year in this place. It really is beautiful - i wish that we had seen it in the sunshine. We stood outside for a bit and braved the elements - took some snaps. We saw lots of waterfalls on the mountains. At a distance we saw seals, dolphins and penguins. Inky had left her medicine in Queenstown so on the boat trip back in we started talking about our next trip and how we could pick up her stuff. After chatting for a bit we both decided we wanted to go back to Lake Wanaka,to the warmth and our lovely apartment. So after the boat trip we went out to the car to get the relevant numbers. The car park was now packed with buses - including behind yari - we were in trouble.....we were boxed in and there was no way out. I thought about running away and letting inky sort if out ( i think she had similar thoughts). We were blessed and God came to our aid - the bus driver was still in the bus to our left - i politely asked him if he would move for us and he did - we escaped Thank God. After 4 hours of driving, stopping for food in Te Anu, stopping in Queenstown we made it back to Wanaka and to our apartment.