May 16, 2010 - Dunedin - and does Homer know his way about?

Sunday 16th May We have moved camp to Te Anau, hoping to use it as a base for Milford Sound and possibly Queenstown. ... We started the day undecided as to whether to stay another day in Dunedin and do the Taieri Gorge rail tour, but the weather was so wet and cloudy we abandoned the railway, and found there wasn’t really enough in Dunedin to make it worthy another day.Sunday 16th May We have moved camp to Te Anau, hoping to use it as a base for Milford Sound and possibly Queenstown. ... We started the day undecided as to whether to stay another day in Dunedin and do the Taieri Gorge rail tour, but the weather was so wet and cloudy we abandoned the railway, and found there wasn’t really enough in Dunedin to make it worthy another day....

Mar 10, 2010 - Te Waewae and Te Anau

We actually got to know the ins and outs of daily life in Riverton quite well as we spent most of the day doing 'jobs' like getting the van serviced, hair cuts and internet. We reached Te Anau - the stepping stone town for visiting Milford and Doubtful sounds and got accommodation in one of the Kiwi Holiday Parks - very efficient operations with great cooking and shower facilities all for 16 dollars per night each. ...

Mar 1, 2010 - Te Anau and Milford Sound

18 Marianne: As we set out for Te Anau, on our way to Milford Sound, it was raining, giving us, we thought, a taste of things to come, as Milford Sound gets 22 feet of rain per year (although it actually was brilliantly sunny during our visit to the sound). ... Getting to Milford Sound involves a 3-hour drive down a twisting dead-end road with little lodging at its end, so Te Anau is a popular base from which to start the trip. ... Marianne: On the way to Te Anau, we passed Queenstown, which looked like a ski resort town transplanted from the Rockies, complete with mountainsides covered with alien fir trees. ... Marianne: Further along the way to Te Anau, we stopped at a wildlife center. ... Having been fed up with in-town hostels, we had found a place at a deer farm outside of Te Anau, and it paid off. ...

Feb 16, 2010 - Invercargill _ Te Anau

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Feb 3, 2010 - Milford and Doubtful Sounds

The next two days we drove slowly back to Te Anau, spending time walking some of the shorter tracks and staying overnight at two DOC camps-- right on the water. ... We boarded a relatively small boat with about 40 people, crossed Lake Te Anau, then boarded a bus and visited the West Arm Power Station and drove across the mountain to Doubtful Sound where we boarded a larger boat and spent three hours exploring the sound, really a Fjord. ... We are now back at Te Anau, trying to catch up with shopping, fueling, dumping, getting water and journaling so we can move on south where supplies may be somewhat limited. ...

Jan 28, 2010 - Scenic Destination -- Millford Sound

But today’s agenda included a 2 1/2 hour drive (still enjoying two nice coaches with informative and entertaining drivers) to our hotel near the southwest coast at Te Anau. ... En route between Te Anau and the road’s end at Milford Sound we did note perhaps a dozen well marked overnight camping sites that would accommodate the standard Class B or C type rental units. ... Our accommodations for the night, in the small village of Te Anau, were at the Luxmore hotel -- again a first class property with modern amenities. ... Walking along the shores of Lake Wakatipu, in Queensland, on our bus to Te Anau, (pronounced locally as “Tea Ahneyow”), and on to Milford Sound, I’ve been trying to find some of these odd birds. ... Our bus covered the 80 + miles from Milford Sound to our hotel in Te Anau in record time, especially considering that the road is steep, narrow & winding. ...

Nov 29, 2009 - Glow Little Glowworm

Sunday November 29, 2009 – Te Anau Glow Little Glow Worm Kia Ora! Welcome, in Maori. ... Big Takahe Bird at Te Anau. ... Oh yeah – NZ is really strutting its stuff now! We headed out of Invercargill, bound for Te Anau. ... We were all headed to Te Anau, the little resort town alongside Lake Te Anau. ... In fact, though, not that many did, as Te Anau was clearly a town on the verge of the busy season but not quite there yet. ...

Nov 18, 2009 - Lakes, Mountains and Fjords

Greetings from Te Anua in NZ's Fiordland region. By mid-afternoon, when the ANWB (dutch AA) camper tourgroup turned up on the same campground for the 4th time on my holiday (Kaiteriteri, FJG, Wanaka and now Queenstown), I decided to cut my losses and leave early for Te Anau in the Fiordland so I would at least be 2 days ahead of my dutch "friends". ... On the way back, we had a tour of the power plant which couldonly be reached by taking a 2 km tunnel underground ! From there it was back to Te Anau where I went out for a Fish and Chips dinner in the Fat Duck restaurant. ...

Oct 30, 2009 - christchurch-te anau

Vandaag van Christchurch naar Te Anau gereden. ... Korter bij Te Anau veel schapen boerderijen en ook heel wat herten kwekerijen gezien. ... Morgen vertrekken we voor de Milford Trek en zullen jullie dus 4 dagen niets horen van ons.Vandaag van Christchurch naar Te Anau gereden. ... Korter bij Te Anau veel schapen boerderijen en ook heel wat herten kwekerijen gezien. ... Morgen vertrekken we voor de Milford Trek en zullen jullie dus 4 dagen niets horen van ons....

Oct 26, 2009 - Te Anau.

Southland! Sunday 25th October 2009 The day dawns… and whilst it’s a bit sunny, there are black clouds on the western horizon. Though this does not deter some of our neighbours, who are out all afternoon and well into the evening as some sort of celebration – given the music it sounds like an oldies birthday!! Monday 26th October 2009 Off to Te Anau, via Queenstown, ... and the rain started almost as soon as we left the campsite and 3 hours later when we stopped at Manapouri (to enquire about a trip on Doubtful Sound) it almost ceased raining! At the Real Journeys office we chat to an Irish girl who gives us heaps of options – but as they have a “special” deal on now which gives you the overnight trip for just a little more than the day trip – we are very tempted!! So, we drive the 20 mins to Te Anau in more pouring ...

Sep 18, 2009 - Día 16: Queenstown - Te Anau

Hoy nos levantamos tempranito porque hemos contratado un RAFTING!!!! Hacía tiempo que los dos, cada uno por su parte, teníamos intención de hacer uno. Aquí las conversaciones son del tipo: “Colega, ¿qué has hecho hoy?” “Pues esta mañana he hecho puenting desde 143 m con mojado de cabeza incluido, luego he hecho un rafting y ahora me voy a hacer snow en la pista nocturna que abre hasta la 1” “Nos vemos entonces luego en el bar -0ºC y nos tomamos unas copitas para relajarnos un poquito, colega”… De Queenstown vamos hacia Te Anau, hacia el Sureste. ... Llegamos a Te Anau a eso de las 17 de la tarde y como estoy reventado, nos quedamos allí mismo en un camping de lujo que tiene hasta hilo musical en los baños. ...

Apr 22, 2009 - Te Anau

This morning was spent mostly in Queenstown where I went up to a view point in a gondola not Italian style more a cable car. Hey ho off to Te Anau to camp and get ready for Milford Sound. ...