Fiordland Te Anau

The next stop in our travels was Te Anau, the last place to stay before the vast and remote Fiordland National Park. We stayed at a wonderful place called the Fiordland Lodge on a tussock-covered ridge overlooking lake Te Anau with the Fiordland mountain range off in the distance.

Our waiter in Wellington, Gary Cooper (no relation), had recommended the lodge and we were fortunate that they had a cancelation.

It was forecasted to rain heavily for the next several days putting a damper on our outdoor plans, however, we figured there were worse places that we could find ourselves hold-up. Surprisingly though, a little clearing of sunshine broke through wherever we were all day long creating the most exquisite rainbows everywhere we went.

Fiordland is a place of fleeting beauty where you have less than a minute to see each wondrous sight… and then it’s gone… of course there will immediately be another (but it will be totally different). We found ourselves poking each other saying, “look, look… awe you missed it” all day long.

Here are some pictures from our stay and some more of the views as well here.