Photo courtesy of Dave Crouchley

And just like that, the season has come to a close. What a last week of sailing we have had! So amazing to welcome just a handful of you on board with us for our last week of the 25-26 season. Our season typically runs from September through to the end of May. This year we did include Kings birthday weekend holiday as part of our last week and enjoyed having 5 passengers to share in this final day.

This week the fog arrived and we had moody days onboard where the mountains gradually revealed themselves through the mist. We also had crazy mist up on the hidden lakes where they could easily have been mistaken for the mirror lakes on the way to Milford Sound!

We need to send a shout out to Dave Crouchley the proud owner of the vessel “Amelia” who also calls Lake Te Anau home. Dave was out with his camera on Wednesday, who captured some really amazing images of “Faith” with her sails up as we came through the islands on the way home. Thanks so much guys!

Now we will take some time to complete some larger restoration projects on board and prepare for the coming 26-27 season. In November we will celebrate 10 years of trading and offering our experiences on Lake Te Anau. This is a huge achievement for Fiordland Historic Cruises, Adam who’s been there from the beginning, Mark, George and Harry but we must acknowledge all of those who have skippered, crewed and supported this venture along the way.

For now, we might rest the rest of this week and get stuck in next week. Stay tuned for updates and videos on how the restoration is progressing.

Cheers

Megan & Adam.