We went out for breakfast this morning and decided that rather than explore Queenstown we would go to Te Anua. It was a relatively short drive, just over 2 hours. There were lots of sheep, lamps, and cows along our route.
We stopped in one rest area to take a picture and shortly thereafter they closed the road for a bike race.
Most of the way we could see snow capped mountains. It looks like Switzerland (I know I keep saying that).
We arrived in Te Anau and did a little grocery shopping. The town’s backdrop are snow covered mountains.
After we stocked up we went to the campground, got settled and had some lunch. Then we went for a walk along the lake. It was beautiful. We walked most of the way with a couple from Canada and talked about travel adventures. Here are some pictures.
We didn’t get back to the campground until about 6:30. Rick worked on dinner while I researched the next phase of our trip. We have two choices—go to Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand, or drive along the coast. We are watching the weather closely because if it is raining or overcast we probably wouldn’t be able to see Mount Cook. We had chicken parmesan for dinner.