After a relaxing morning at the Te Anau Lodge, we got lunch and snacks in town before out on our cruise.
Te Anau Lodge - I picked this place because it was unique - used to be a convent and was actually moved from another location 100km away and reconstructed. But also, I was able to get the best room - the cathedral room - and they had this library that is totally awesome.
We got sandwiches for lunch from Foursquare Supermarket - our favorite place for supplies on the trip.
The Doubtful Sound cruise was the first thing I booked for this trip because it was the hardest to book. I spent a long time deciding between an overnight cruise on the Doubtful vs Milford Sounds. Of course, Milford Sound is more popular and well known but I really liked Doubtful for being the opposite - more secluded, less visited, more serene. They advertised dolphins, seals and penguins but we didn't see any because on our arrival it was stormy. There was a lot of rain and wind. However, this is not necessarily a negative. It meant that we got to see a ton of rain waterfalls along the way. They form within 45min of the start of rain and stop after the rain subsides. The mountain ranges which are 4000ft high are sheer and the water just runs down. They were beautiful. The kayaking in the rain was very wet.
Surprisingly, the food on board was very good. They had tea and snacks and plated dinners with choice of protein and desserts. It was actually too much food.
The boat we were on was the Wanderer and could accommodate up to 36 in twin bed rooms. I think we had 31 on board.
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