Parklands Motel Te Anau
Mokoroa St. Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand
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Not a sound but a fjord - beautiful
Up and out for 7.10am to drive to Milford Sound. Fortunately the road was open and the first stretch was easy, clear, quiet and reasonably straight. We stopped at Mirror Lakes where the mountains are reflected in the lakes. As we looked and took photos, the day became brighter and the reflections became clearer – great timing! We drove past ( …
Te Anau and Fiordland National Park
We arrived in Te Anau on March 31st. A beautiful town on Lake Te Anau with roses blooming everywhere. Our first full day was spent on a cruise of Doubtful Sound. This boat trip involved driving to Manapouri, taking a boat ride across Lake Manapouri, taking a bus ride of about an hour to the head of Doubtful Sound. On the bus tour we were taken 500 …
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Day 32, South Island, New Zealand
... rolling hills, gradually the landscape became more rugged and not unlike the Peak District. As we progressed the hills gave way to distant mountains once again.
Te Anau, our destination, sits on the edge of Fiordland National Park and those distant mountains are now very much closer.
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Doubtful Sound Wilderness
... onto the mountains like limpits on a rock. During our 45 minute boat trip we learnt that the Fiordland was experiencing a 14 day dry spell which is very unusual, and that last nights downpour didn't really hit the sound, and it was barely enough to lift the dust off the roads so there were unlikely to be many waterfalls around. Slightly disappointing but at least it would be a nice sunny, dry day for kayaking. Once in the visitor centre we were given ...
Sandfliegenalarm und Sauna auf der Roger Inlet Hut
... draussen rumzulaufen, denn dann kommen sie nicht und alle paar Minuten das Fenster zu öffnen, bis die ersten Fliegen wieder kamen...
Wie die Nacht war könnt ihr euch denken!
Auf dem Rückweg haben wir nur ganze 3,5 Stunden gebraucht, weil wir den Weg schon kannten und wussten, wo wir springen mussten!
Alles in Allem eine tolle und unvergessliche Erfahrung! Niemals Feuer im Sandfliegengebiet ...



