Jul 28, 2008

Queenstown to Te Anau

Queenstown to Te Anau 2 ¼ hours
Te Anau to Milford Sound 1 ½ hours
Milford Sound to Te Anau 1 ½ hours

Total travel time: 5 ¼ hours
Distance: 406 km



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The next morning, after a quick breakfast of muffins and tea, we headed for the town of Te Anau situated beside Lake Te Anau. It was here that we had our first experience of a public toilet with automated doors. The doors open automatically after 10 minutes, so my mom-in-law was worried and asked, “What happens if I haven’t finished answering the call of nature in 10 minutes?” We laughed and told her that she could just press the override button to keep the door shut.
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on the way to Milford Sound

Headed for Milford Sound and reached there at 12 noon. The cruise ferry leaves at 1 pm, so we had the whole hour to kill….walked around and took lots of photos. We had a buffet lunch onboard the ferry. The weather was bad and the ferry was bouncing up and down the choppy waters, making my hubby throw up his lunch!

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Travelled back to Te Anau to check into the motel and then had a quick dinner before leaving on a cruise to see the Te Anau Glowworm caves at 7 pm.

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found a Chinese restaurant in Te Anau, had fried noodles and fried rice


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