I'd been to Te Anau before but not really done the sights so I was looking forward to tripping around with the boys, I'm a firm believer in seeing your own country before travelling overseas. New Zealand has so much to offer it's not surprising how many tourists we get to our wee country, such variety in close proximity for easy travel.
We picked a couple of tourist activities to see, the glow worm cave cruise tour and of course we had to see one of the sounds! As I hadn't done either myself, I picked a bus ride to Milford with a cruise tour... it was the best way to go, I was able to enjoy the sights without driving and the bus tour driver pointed out all the interesting facts and features with stops along the way. The Milford cruise included a stop at the underwater observatory all were fantastic and fascinating, you do feel a little out of place at times being a kiwi on the tours
We did fit a day in on the Egglington river, a flyfishing only river with easy access as there are picnic/camping spots along the road as the valley follows the river. This is both good and bad as the sections between the stops are quite short but we took a chance and got lucky fishing about 3 sections without seeing another angler. With such easy access and plenty of people about what seemed like sitters were not! A long leader and gentle presentation was required otherwise the sitters just skulked away.
We had a great trip as we always do, keeping a good mix of activities for the boys and plenty of treats along the way... what a great country we live in!
Boys kitted up for a day in the sun on the river...
