Kingsgate te Anau

... of snot they drop from their cocoons (the guide called them "silk" but I reckon they were snot with a marketing makeover myself). Te Anau is not renown for it’s culinary prowess so dinner at The Fat Duck was not likely to be a Blumethal experience ...

... set for a Jurassic Park movie. The cruise lasted for an hour and a half and the experience was just different. We headed back to the parking and left towards Te Anau. We had a delicious dinner at Ming's Garden, a Chinese restaurant that served real well. ...

... seals.  This is an amazing place, but I feel it would have been better on a sunny day. We left Milford Sound and headed to Te Anau, where we stayed the night overlooking Lake Te Anau.  Another early start tomorrow to Dunedin (I hate mornings!!) ...

... which brings up into rainbow reach and the happy realisation that there’s a shuttle bus back to our car in 5 minutes. Back in Te Anau it's straight into the bath as Phil orders a bottle of ice cold Marlborough Sauv blanc, ah heaven. Neither of us ...

... viewing platform through special acrylic windows (that mean there is no magnification and things appear at normal size). The drive back to Te Anau was just as dramatic as the drive over with the sun setting over the mountains.  A quiet night was had ...

... ’re not meant to feed them) they go mental just like small kids – lots of fun to watch. On the bus back to Te Anau we were told a great story about a film put together by a local hero helicopter pilot over the last 12 years called Ata Whenua ...

This day was a gift. I have had the opportunity to see and experience the most incredibly beautiful scenery I have ever seen and may ever see in my life.  Today, our tour of the South Island of New Zealand took us to the most magical places.  ...

... Pan and a bandstand that looked like a turkish building, weird. Saturday 22 March 2008 - 18:26 Location: Kingsgate hotel, Te Anau Today was a fairly eventless day - spent a couple of hours round Dunedin Town Centre on an Easter ...