NZ Day 4 - 24 Oct
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Started day 3 in NZ with a brisk walk to the main town of Lake Tekapo
by the lakeside where we admired the lake, passed by the Shetland Monument
(this monument was erected to thank all the Shetland who helped in the herding
of sheep.. meehhhh meeehhhh) and Church of the Good Shepherd.
On the way back from the town, we were actually chased by a hoard of
flies, which we are not sure if they are actually flies or mosquitoes but were
really sure that they were chasing us since they just continuously hovering
around us as we walk. It was quite comical because you only see such scene in
cartoon where a smelly person gets chase by flies but I am pretty sure that we don’t
smell that bad although we have not shower yet at that point of time. We
managed to shake them off after TFB told me to cover my head as he was quite
sure that our heads was emitting some smell that they like. Hmm…. Wonder what
smell is that…..
After brekkie, we thank the wonderful owners for their hospitality and
set off for Te Anau. It was quite a long journey as we took about 9 hours to
reach Te Anau (including a trip to Cromwell for lunch, where we shared a fish
pie and TFB said that the fish pie is one of the BEST because they gave a
mountain of baked mashed potatoes).
Along the way to Te Anau, the landscapes changed to more mountains, ice capped mountains where the environment is really dry and harsh. We even saw a mountain with two colours, one side is full of green grass and the other side is brown with either dried grass or no grass at all. As we drove on the edge of the cliff, I felt really scared for the
first time in my life as we were at the edge of the mountain, surrounded by other HUGE mountains and a HUGE ocean/sea/lake. I have always been a fan of Mother Nature,
but have never felt so much Mother Nature before. We even saw a
whirlpool/water spout which we could not figure out which one was it because
TFB thot that it is a water spout, but water spout actually moves towards
inland and the twisting water plus gas did not move at all. It just stayed at
the original place and kept twirling. It truly affirms my belief that as a
human, you have to respect Mother Nature and in return, she will love you back.
Reached Te Anau at about 8ish where we had dinner at one of the local restaurant
and retired for an early night to prepare for tomorrow’s journey to Milford
Sound!
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