Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this B&BAntler Lodge Bed & Breakfast Te Anau
Time out in Te Anau
This morning we experienced the other side of the Sound - dark, moody, enshrouded in mist. It was one of the 200 rain days they experience in a year. Nonetheless, retraced our steps through Wilmot Pass and Lake Manapouri and arrive in Te Anau in time to catch the 1 PM cinema showing of Shadowland, Ata Whenua, a 30 minute film about Fjordland done …
Marvelous Milford Sound
Once again we are feeling blessed - it's a beautiful sunny day with clear blue skies. Left 8ish to avoid the tourist crowds and drove the 120 kms to Milford Sound making lots of stops for photo ops on the way. Boarded the "Milford Wanderer" at 12:30 and heard much the same story as Doubtful Sound but this time we saw a pod of dolphins! Returned via …
Trekkin' the Track
I guess it was too much to expect two days in a row of sunny weather and believe me this morning it was bucketing down rain and howling a gale. Eight other brave souls donned rain gear with us and ventured out to hike Day 1 of the Milford Track - to Clinton Hut. You travel by coach and boat to the start of the Track and by the time we were to …
New Zealand - Could it get any more spectacular???
Finally have some time to write a few words about our time in Queenstown, Wanaka and Milford Sound...
After being wowed by Dunedin and spending some really nice time with our friend Carolyn (Jamie's penpal from childhood) and her family, we headed off to Wanaka where Carolyn and Rob have a holiday home in the mountains. On our way to Wanaka, we …
Next stop Fiordland
We were sad to leave Wanaka today. We really enjoyed our time there but it was time to move on, so, after another of Don's epic breakfasts we were on our way to Te Anau. We crossed the magnificent Crown Range mountains where we could see for miles down a huge valley. The road had more twists and turns than a plateful of spaghetti, I think we …


