I have had a good week working at Kim Crawford so far. They have been going easy on us with 8.5 hour days as oposed to 12 hours. We have had some temperatures that haven't been quite warm enough so they are leaving the bulk of the grapes on the vines a bit longer. In the mean time I will blog about the rest of my time traveling before I share my experiences at work.
Milford Sound is located in Fiordland National Park. What is the difference between a fiord and a sound? Sounds are valleys created by rivers and fiords are valleys created by glaciers. New Zealand was mapped by James Cook and he missed Milford Sound, twice, because its narrow passage way could not be easily seen.
It is said to be the most famous tourist destination in NZ. The 4 hour drive to the National Park was beautiful and of course photographs don't do the steep mountains and scenery justice.
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| View of the opening of Milford Sound from the Tasman Sea. This is the opening that James Cook missed on his mapping. |
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| A look at some marine life of the Tasman Sea. This photo is of black coral which gets its name from the black spine when it is out of water. |
