Goodbye Cromwell and family. Hello Te Anau. We weren't really sure how far we would get along the road today but with light traffic (60 cars passed us going in the opposite direction over 58 kms - yes we were so surprised that we decided to count). Pretty easy trip alongside Lake Wakatipu, around Kingston, through small little towns and red tussock country towards snow capped mountains. After a relax helped along with raspberry buns we enjoyed a stroll along Lake Te Anau foreshore - it was getting towards sunset.
We woke up to a frost - and discovered the van had a heater and after filling up with water and emptying the grey water we left for Milford. Actually we didn't empty the grey water, we found the tap had been knocked and it had been emptying itself - no help needed. Perfect morning for going to Milford. Sunny and calm. A few photo opportunities and Wow moments as we stopped at lakes and waterfalls. The area is still recovering from the February storms and two of the spots we were keen to visit were closed from falling trees and road subsidence. Homer tunnel was fun and just as I remembered it the last time. (I was at primary school then, Dad drove our Ford Prefect into the tunnel and stopped to tell his friends behind that he couldn't see anything - the lighting was slightly better this time round.) Milford Sound was fantastic - some tourists like us but nothing like the 34 bus parks and 25 cubicles in the girls toilets might suggest pre pandemic. We enjoyed the boat cruise moving around the boat to escape the cold breeze and managed to catch sightings of dolphins and babe, two small seals and three little penguins. In the evening we walked back from the camp (excellent and reasonably new) to Milford for our last sighting of Mitre Peak.
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