Tuesday 20th July - Te Anau - Invercargill - 160Ks
Another day on the road and this time the radio worked - mind you, they talk more than they play music, but it's a start, especially when you've been starved of any stations at all like us because of the mountain ranges . We drove past herds of cooped up cattle, sheep and deer and most of them seem to be fed on turnips! Some trees on the coast had been growing in the wind so long they take on a true windswept look as they grow! Stopped for lunch in a quaint little fishing harbour called 'Cosy Nook'. Once we found ourselves a motel we walked round the 'architecturally rich' town of Invercargill. We ended up in a pub called 'Waxy O'Sheas' (no we've never heard or met anyone called Waxy either!) for a couple of drinks before settling for a fish and chips supper - and why not when twas only 3 pounds for both of us!

Wednesday 21st July - Invercargill
Boiled eggs and muesli for breakfast - very nice! Took a spin out to the coastal town of Bluff - the most Southerly town in NZ before the Antartic and the oldest European settlement. We headed straight up Bluff's Hill in the car for a great view of the surrounding coastline absolutely freezing all the time up there. We walked for 2 hours, down the hill, round the coastline and back up a different route. Along the way we took the obligatory 'end of this part of the world' photo of the signpost. On the way back up we were knackered to put it mildly - the earlier cold weather seemed a distant memory. So we stopped in a local cafe for a late lunch. By the time we were done were feeling tired (all that walking!) and one of the joys of being on a permanent holiday (of sorts) is that you can stop and go home when you want - so we did!