lake te anau

ah, peace and quiet... from queenstown i slept on the bus to te anau (staying up too late, drinking too much and getting up too early will do that) and arrived just after 9am. i checked into the backpackers and took a much needed nap (plus it was snowing and windy and cold out). at 1p i got up and headed out, bundled up, for a much needed walk along the lake. lake te anau is just east of the mountain range on the west coast of the south island, and is the gateway to the fiordland sounds. most people, myself included, use te anau as a base for trips to milford and doubtful sound and the kepler and hollyford tracks.