Friday, Nov 11th, Te Anau


Greetings!

The last two days have been fun, fun, fun.  Driving to Te Anau from Queenstown on Thursday morning, we settled into a cute little A Frame house on the outskirts of town.  Actually, the town is only about a half mile wide, with nine restaurants and three grocery stores.  We checked out most of them, and decided to have dinner at Radha's Indian Restaurant in the middle of the main street.


Before dinner, we visited a local Bird Sanctuary, and became Barbara's students of local birds.  We found a guide to NZ birds book in a local collective store, which also filled our lunch tummies.

The election back home consumed us as we consumed a great meal, bought some groceries, and then went home to watch the latest results on our laptops and cell phones.  As you all have no doubt learned, winners seem to be be more among Democrats than expected, so we are excited.  Because the final results in Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia will not be known for a while, it is very frustrating.  Local elections back in Sonoma County are also delayed and confusing, so we are doing our best not to go beyond our reasonable speculations.

Today's trip to and on Milford Sound was the best diversion one could imagine.  Pat's fifth visit was special to have been able to share it with Barbara and I.  The weather was remarkable, and the views were amazing.  It should definitely be on everyone's bucket list.  Tomorrow, we visit the Te Anau Glow Worm Cave, another top experience.  And Sunday, we'll head out to Dunedin for three days.

To see the photos taken yesterday and today, click on Thursday, Nov 10th, Te Anau and Friday, Nov 11th, Te Anau.


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