Dari Queenstown we pushed on to south. Saya dah letih bercerita tentang pemandangan sepanjang jalan yang amat cantik! haha.. But please read it as so, although I do not specifically write about that.
We stopped at Athol about an hour drive from Queenstown, where the world famous Stu fly fishing shop is located. Kata hubs, I dont do fly fishing (or any fishing anymore, tambah saya). Saya terbaca di internet dan ternampak sign board di jalan lalu kami berhenti.
Kerja saya macam biasa - tangkap gambar dan beli fridge magnet! Kalau hubs tak fly fish apa lagi lah saya.
We continued to Invercargill. In fact tak berhenti pun di Invercargill. Cuma lalu sahaja. Tak terbaca tourist attraction di situ. But if you are heading to Dunedin, kena lalu sini dan diceritakan dalam internet jalan Invercargill - Dunedin juga teramat cantik. Namun we dont have the time for that otherwise we will miss the glaciers.
So we moved on to Bluff, the southernmost town in the South Island. When I wrote about Bluff oysters in the post on Kaikoura, this is where the oysters come from. And I love our pictures in Bluff..
The B&B is aptly called Land's End. And the road to the light house is posted as private property. A pity.
We went up on a steep hill for a scenic view of land's end and where a no camper sign is posted at the top (kalau letak di bawah tentulah kami dah tak naik). The road was seriously curam and straight.
And had fish and chips for lunch. They dont have oysters although the sign said otherwise. I like how the order was wrapped in clean white grease paper (teringat di UK they put the fish in newspapers - is that still how it is, I wonder).
We then drove up north again to Te Anau and Milford Sound. Te Anau is a small tourist town, serving the fiordland by the Lake Te Anau (of course). We put up the night at Te Anau at a place that faces the sunset on the hills where faraway you can see more hills, mountains and lakes.
We drove to Milford Sound early the next morning; wanting to beat the late morning crowd from Queenstown. Unfortunately it was cloudy. We were told it rains almost everyday there.
The scenery was of course lovely. The road is the steepest here than anywhere else we travelled in NZ. Saya agak kalau dah lalu jalan ni takkan kect perut drive di mana2 jalan yang lain.. I was more afraid of the wet weather on the steep road. The road could be closed at times in winter depending on weather. Memang memandu di puncak bukit-bukau gunung-ganang.
To get to Milford Sound we drove through hills and rivers and savannah grass land. Cantik. And lakes and forests. Through tunnel and mists. Tight corners and winding roads.
What can I say? Kalau dalam cloudy day gambar macam ni, can you imagine what it would be like on a bright sunny day?
We took a cruise on the sound. And went out to the Tasman Sea, tapi sebab the sea was choppy we didnt make it that far out. Bagus cruise tu; there were waterfalls, seals, seagulls. On a lucky day you may even see dolphins. We were not that lucky. Hot drinks are complimentary, sebab sejuk on the boat.
We will come again on a sunny day..
We returned to Queenstown but detoured to a charming small town called Arrowtown about half an hour drive from there. In autumn, the whole place turned glorious into autumn colors of gold. Saya agak kecewa kerana kami agak awal for the fall colors. A charming woman at the Kaikoura camp site said oh you must come in April - May dear for the colors. Hmmpf. Internet kata April.
Arrowtown sangat cantik. Secantik Colorado semasa late summer & fall.
We walked and take photos around the small town. Saya agak locals sure agak2 letih tengok tourists datang ke situ. The tourists come in buses!
I was hoping to see the hills at the back in gold! And sebab Arrowtown sangat cantik, saya tanya hubs; do you think we can stay here maybe..?
~ xoxo
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