We have arrived in Te Anau after a 4 hour drive from Dunedin. The weather was great sunny and warm considering they get 7-9 metres of rain a year in the Milford Sound area. In the first 7 days of January they got 25% of their annual rainfall so our timing was good. I had a sense of deja vu when we arrived since it looks like Kootenay Lake. Yesterday we visted penguin and albatross colonies and a beach where very large (and fast) see lions were sunbathing. Today we drove through the Southland region where there are vast herds of sheep, more than I've ever seen before. Apparently there are 50 million sheep in NZ. Wednesday we went to Milford Sound where we cruised for 3 hours on the fiord. Spectacular scenery!! Tomorrow we will head to Queenstown (the Whistler of NZ) where we hope to do some mountain biking.
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Hi Peter and Diane,
You guys are really getting around. Yes, I can see how the terraine would remind one of B.C.
Even the sea lion but that is a lot of sheep. Have you had any 'lamb roasts' along the way?
Peter, your Mom phoned me tonight and we had a good chat. She's a real withit lady. She wanted to know if I'd been following your 'Blog' and says she talks to you on 'Facebook'. I don't even know how to do that. She's too cool.
Sandy
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