Day 30 Te Anau

Today we leave Wanaka and head via the Southern Scenic highway to Te Anau. Leaving Queenstown the views are extraordinary with mountains on either side of the lake. We drive along a highway which reminds me a lot of the Cabot Trail as it hugs the mountainside high above the blue waters. The highway is quiet and gets quieter when we make the turn for Te Anau. We drive for a long time through a valley... everywhere you look you can see hills and mountains. Te Anau is another small town right on a lake shore and is beautiful. A lot of tourists stay here on their way to Milford Sound which is of course why we are here. We take a hike on part of the Kepler Track, one of the famous multi-day tracks in New Zealand. The day is perfect, sunny with no clouds. We spend all afternoon hiking then head to the main street for supper.