The weather in this neck of the woods during November is definitely more barmy than balmy. Yesterday it was shorts, flip-flops and factor 25. Today it's been jumpers, jackets and long-johns.
It's about an 80 mile stretch from Queenstown to Te Anau, and normally you can count on seeing some of the country's most impressive scenery. Well, not today matey. The day started with low cloud which quickly became a full blown blizzard. So the only sites we saw were perishing sheep huddled up against dry stone walls and hedges trying to find shelter. To make matters worse for the poor sods, they look like they've just been sheared for the summer months. SHHHHEEEEEAAAAARERRR!
Anyway, Te Anau.
Yet another pretty little town sitting on another stonking great lake. Located between Milford Sound 65 miles to the north, and Doubtful Sound 15 miles to the south, it's the ideal base for exploring New Zealand's fjordland.
We arrived mid-afternoon. Thawed out. Planned our visits to both Sounds, then attempted a quick walk around the lake before it started snowing again, as the first flakes began to fall we wimped out and legged it back to the van.
By the way, Selina would love it here, there are only 3 main streets, one of which is called Wong Way.
2 comments:
Hellooooo!
I have been enjoying your adventures (and long-johns) no end. I think I arrived in Christchurch exactly a year ago for my small trip. Hope the sounds are good for you - Big Mol and I had a very cloudy trip to Milford, but a brighter one to Doubtful with lots of penguin and dolphin entertainment.
Mount cook is a bugger - I ended up with some lovely piccies of clouds too, we should compare! Looking forward to the next installment and seeing Wend's beard!
It's got jolly chilly here - was brass monkeys at the weekend, sounds much the same in Te Anau - I got severely snowed on doing the Routeburn trek last November, flippin' unreliable whether.
Off out with Pen and Meg tomorrow -we'll have a little toast to you. I'll see whether Meg has a bump!
Love to Gordon the gecko!
Vivvie
xx
Woo and Dave,
Doh, how vacant am I. I have been waiting for posting to come via email. Stuie kindly prompted me to go to your blog site.
I have now just spent the last hour catching up since day one.
Milford Sound and Queenstown were some of the main highlights for me of the South Island when I was there with Kate VM almost 10 years ago now. However like I have previously mentioned, you have Franz Joseph to conquer (hire a bike I would) and the unmissable lazy fish.
Take care both of you, missing you heaps.
Benje
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