NZ Part 11 - On the way to Catlins
From Te Anau, we headed to Catlins, passing by Manapouri and Invercargill on the way.
Manapouri is a serene small town, a launch off point to visit Doubtful Sound, which is much less commercial than Milford Sound. We only had enough time to stop for a while, run down to the lakeside, wet our feet in the very cold waters, took some pictures, then went on our way.
next was Invercargill, the southernmost city in NZ. it is an ah-beng town (in nz, ah bengs = racer boys), kind of rough. didn't take any photos there - scared to take! we avoided eye contact with anyone, had quick coffee at starbucks and left in one piece.
on the way to Catlins, passed by the beautiful landscape of Southland. rolling green hills and sheep and cows here and there. don't be fooled into thinking the yellow flowers carpeting the hills are lovely. it is actually an aggressive weed, Gorse.
we stopped by at Clifden suspension bridge not because it was lovely (it was not) but there were no toilet stops for a long way and it seemed to have great potential for having a toilet!
after great relief, we headed towards catlins, stopping by at Te WaeWae bay, straining our eyes to look as far as we could, hoping in vain to catch a glimpse of Hector dolphins, the world's smallest dolphin - no wonder we couldn't spot them. very windy and cold here!
Manapouri is a serene small town, a launch off point to visit Doubtful Sound, which is much less commercial than Milford Sound. We only had enough time to stop for a while, run down to the lakeside, wet our feet in the very cold waters, took some pictures, then went on our way.
next was Invercargill, the southernmost city in NZ. it is an ah-beng town (in nz, ah bengs = racer boys), kind of rough. didn't take any photos there - scared to take! we avoided eye contact with anyone, had quick coffee at starbucks and left in one piece.
on the way to Catlins, passed by the beautiful landscape of Southland. rolling green hills and sheep and cows here and there. don't be fooled into thinking the yellow flowers carpeting the hills are lovely. it is actually an aggressive weed, Gorse.
we stopped by at Clifden suspension bridge not because it was lovely (it was not) but there were no toilet stops for a long way and it seemed to have great potential for having a toilet!
after great relief, we headed towards catlins, stopping by at Te WaeWae bay, straining our eyes to look as far as we could, hoping in vain to catch a glimpse of Hector dolphins, the world's smallest dolphin - no wonder we couldn't spot them. very windy and cold here!
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