From rainy Christchurch we drove further South to perhaps even
rainier Dunedin for a stop-over before heading West. We did have time
for some bargain fish & chips though – NZ$5.60 which is about £2.50
between the 2 of us for a lot of food! Crazy. Also popped into the
fantastic railway station before we left early the next morning.

The drive West to Te Anau was broken up by a stop for lunch in Lumsden
which we had to stop in cos Lumsden is Robyn & Ken’s surname and they
haven’t been there. Further West the mountains got bigger and snowier
and the sun finally came out.

With a base in Te Anau we drove this morning (Saturday) the 2 hours to
Milford Sound through a magnificent pass where we went on a 2 hour
cruise – see Ben enjoying the sun in front of Mitre Point in the photo.

We sailed through Milford Sound, past the Cleddau River which feeds
it, past Mount Pembroke and out to the sea at St Ann’s Point. Can you
guess where the 1st European to find the fiord came from? Correct –
Milford Haven in Pembs, good old South West Wales. Wierd.

After more warming fish & chips tonight, we’re up early again tomorrow
to go to Queenstown.