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i farted today was a long day started out in uh matapori got on the boat crossed lake manapuri and
we drove across to wilmot pass and we got on the boat took the boat through the doubtful sound all
the way out to the very end reaching the tasman sea he turned around made our way back saw some
fur seals saw a fjord lind crested penguin dropped the anchor went kayaking and then i jumped into
that frigid cold water eight degrees it was really cold and we had an awesome feed three course
buffet style some good drinks went up to the top deck saw the stars yeah really long day anyways
right now the boat is anchored tucked away in the doubtful sound and um this is where we're spending
the night tomorrow's going to be in early morning 6 30 a.m the captain is gonna start the engine so
that's gonna be our wake-up call we're gonna lift the anchor and then we're gonna continue exploring
doubtful sound so for now it's time to go to bed it's about 10 40 so we should get some shut eye
oh ah that's bright so this is it day two on our doubtful sound cruise
through the fjordland national park aboard the fjord lid navigator ship it's about 6 26 am
they just started the engine you could hear the rumbling
they're gonna pull up the anchor soon and it's starting to become light out are we moving
i don't know it looks like we're moving or maybe not because of the cover of the
mountains there's no real sunrise but you can see the lights coming out right now and they're gonna
pull up the anchor pretty soon so i'm gonna get ready and we're gonna go out on board
to uh enjoy the peaceful serenity of the morning here in the doubtful sound
yeah okay
the views are dramatically different here just early in the morning compared
to yesterday look at this it's just a thin layer of haze just the right amount of fog
it's breathtaking
oh hi link enjoying your morning coffee it's just water oh out here in the doubtful sound
here yeah right so different compared to yesterday yeah do you guys want a picture together
appreciate it sorry you're gonna have to go back downstairs
what
oh cappy ty though getting us safely to our destination this guy must have been up at the
butt crack of dawn to get this boat up and running because at 6 26 on the dot the engines start it up
thank you
we got hp sauce i think i'm most excited about that i haven't had hp sauce in so long
i wanted one hash brown got two for the price of one hey if this is too big i'll bring it to
a point so we'll sneak up as quietly as we can where'd you go mate kind of see
damn it i missed it
i think he's worried about the seagulls
maybe
no those are shags that's a shag
the water is nice and still and calm it's just absolutely beautiful
i think you got some good photos yeah
just look at that it feels like a different place
little blues
chili out there's grab me a hot chocolate
oh chocolate oh wrong button
okay enjoy my hot chocolate here doubtful sound there's no wi-fi there's no data
and it forces you to just disconnect and really soak in the scenery and the stillness
somewhere you do not have to move so no walking please no talking
there's a few rules and regulations to this one i'm afraid and i'm going to challenge you as well
with something we call the camera challenge so for a few minutes when we shut her all off challenge
yourself to put those cameras away don't worry the scenery will still be there when we start up again
and just view nature through your own lens for a few moments this is going to be tough
all right take my hood off because the rustling i'm going to stop recording now
what followed was five minutes of complete stillness all that could be heard was the soothing
sounds of cascading waterfalls in the distance the occasional series of bird calls and water
lapping against the side of the boat it was like having an oven vent on for several hours
and then suddenly turning it off i was very uncomfortable at the start of the exercise as
every part of me wanted to continue filming out of fear that i would miss something and never
get that moment back but after a few minutes i was able to relax into my inner stillness
by means of the outer stillness surrounding me and just when i felt myself entering a
state of complete presence the engines of the fjordlin navigator came roaring back to life
just doing the the most important thing when you leave a room the one over making sure we didn't
forget any cell phone charger cables equipment gear yeah i think we're good we're ready to roll
oh he almost froze with the gopro just kidding psych where's rosemary
alas it's time to disembark very sad i wish i could just
get back in my cabin and stay for another trip yeah i do that all over again yeah
thank you thanks guys thank you
link doesn't want to leave i don't i don't blame your one bed
tony's the man so we're getting on this bus
good times who was right to do this excursion who was right
i could wait forever my wife was right thank you
yeah welcome back thank you right thanks
again let's go