Day 17 - Doubtful Sound to Queenstown

I woke up just before they started the engines at 6:15AM. I was on deck just in time to see the 6-or-so dolphins toodling by. Breakfast was 7-8AM, and the crew made our beds while we ate.

Waterfalls came to life due to all the rain. Hundreds of them. Some of them cascading more than a kilometer to the sea. The captain was a lot of fun, nosing the ship into interesting spots on our way back to Deep Cove.

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We disembarked at 10AM, and were shuttled to the next boat. Some of us worked on a crossword while we sailed through the rain, until we docked at noon. We stopped in Te Anau 12:30-1:00 for lunch and to pick up Liz and Cherry, before driving to Queenstown.

In Queenstown, we organised some activities at Peter Pan's, then went to our accommodation for the next three nights: Reavers Lodge. Once we got checked in, we went to Loco Cantina for dinner and drinks. A few of our group visited a haunted house across the street, while others (us included) went to the Cookie Bar. We got back to the haunted house just as they emerged. We tried to get into another bar, but our youngest member (Yohan) didn't have his passport, so we were turned away. We picked up drinks from a liquor store and wandered back to the room to chat a bit before bed.