Back into the Xplorer we searched for the New Zealand fur seal (kekeno) retraced Cook's footsteps, and explored the Resolution's anchorage in Pickersgill harbour. The jury remains out on whether the existing rata log was the one used by Cook in 1773.
A few braved zodiacs to explore Cascade Cove and managed to encounter seven gill sharks, satellite dishes, bull kelp, kina, blue cod and a variety of shags. Some intrepid explorers were last seen kayaking up the Cascade River - to eventually return.
A quick Xplorer ride to Cascade waterfall topped off a fantastic Fiordland summer's day.
Departing Cascade Cove ahead of a forecast storm we meet with an initially bumpy sea, as we surfed our way through Foveaux Strait to our next destination, Stewart Island - Rakiura, "land of the glowing skies".
