Day 65 - Saturday 9th March 2024

Today was a bit of a quiet one; I had a list of things planned for today, but managed to do them yesterday either on the way to or on the way back from Milford Sound. It made more sense than the drive 50 miles back up the road today when I didn't need to.

So, today started with my weekly chat to Mum, after which I had a load of laundry to do. Exciting eh? While the laundry was on, I completed and checked the video for week 9, and got that published here.

I then ventured out to have a bit of an explore of Te Anau. I asked the way to the lakeside at the motel, and was pointed in the direction of a pathway that took me to the foreshore close to the national park visitor centre.

Today was another sunny day, so I wandered along the lakefront and became aware of a rumbling noise. Unable to place what it was, I continued and it became louder but still I was unable to identify what it was. Then I came level with a car park where a Ducati meet was happening which accounted for the noise; as I arrived they pulled out of the car park en-masse. There must have been 200 bikes there. 

A brief stop for coffee, then I continued my way along the shore path. The path ended at a marina, so I took the road around the marina to find a spot to get nice photos of the mountains.


Then back into town to do a bit of grocery shopping before returning to the motel. Later I wandered back into town for dinner, but that's it for today really.

It's been quite nice to have a day just doing very little amongst all of the days of adventuring, which start again early tomorrow with a 07:00 check in for the Doubtful Sound cruise I have booked.

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