Tuesday 14th August.
Left Deer Flat about 8.30 am to head to Milford, weather is looking promising, cloud should blow away by the time we get down there. Well it did clear real quick, by the time we got to the tunnel. We went and booked the boat cruise for 11 am to 12.40 pm so it would not make it to late to head back up to the tunnel. Boat trip was magic, saw dolphins, seals and penguins, was very cold but clear skies. Had lunch at the Cafe to warm up then did some wandering around, checked out Donald Sutherland’s grave, headed back out of Milford at 2 pm and took photos along the way, decided to stay at Deer Flats again, could stay there for a week, so nice. 5.30 pm time to be off the road, good timing.
Milford sounds, Mitre Peak in the back ground. Snow was pretty scarce but still a magnificent sight.
Wednesday 15th
Had a good night, headed off at 8 am. Checked out mirror lakes again for a calm waters but not to be, that breeze is just too much.We went to Te Anau and had to replace the heater, went to supermarket then had lunch down by the lake Te Anau, while sitting there I looked across the road and here is a wee church made of all glass, so we went over and checked it out, just amazing, only for weddings and the view for the people having the ceremony, they look straight out to the lake and mountains. When we were finished there we carried onto Queenstown. Got some shots of the Remarkable’s, trying to catch up with a nephew of mine there, he’s still working away from home so tuff luck, we stayed the night at Frankton really nice old park, $20 bucks a head not bad for powered site. Our N.D. filters are helpful in the middle of the day when we have sunshine. We were going on the Earnslaw TSS but they were having big fire burn off’s so I was not going to pay to look at smoke. So we recharged everything up again and downloaded images. All the water for the people of Queenstown comes from Lake Wakatipu, so there is no water charges.
This church is for weddings and is of glass, the view is Lake Te Anau.
The Remarkable’s, Queenstown, as usual the weather is very overcast, but you just make the most of it. We were lucky the clouds did lift for awhile enough to get some shots.
Beautiful boat, TSS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu coming in to berth at the wharf, Queenstown, a real magic spot.
Inside camp kitchen, great set up.
Some of the erosion around Queenstown from the mining from 60 years ago.
Fires damage from 2016, new growth is starting.
This manicured home is at Brady’s Lake. So beautiful.
Brady’s Lake.
Our camp spot, Brady’s Lake.
View from camp site.
Camping area at Mount Field N.P.
Rural scenery on trip.
Tarraleah, Hydro power station, small settlement. Off Lyell High way.
Scenery on way to Queenstown.
Looking down onto Queenstown, the bear hills are from the mining some 60 years ago, still scared, the towns people are working hard to get growth happening again.
Settled into bush camp and around the camp fire with neighbours, great night.
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