The road to Te Anau

The gravel road we travelled is a public road, but generally not well travelled. Parts of it is used by these living on the two stations. The occasional fisherman comes in to a stream and some cyclists and hikers travel it.

We had a view of the snow-capped mountains as we travelled through the Von Valley.
A few old buildings remain on the property. Some were leftover from days when shepherds stayed out away from the homestead to tend the sheep.
The Von River
We stopped at Mavora Lakes where a short walk brought us to a suspension bridge.

Marvora Lakes is where several scenes from Lord of the Rings were filmed. one scene is where Aragon, Legolas and Gimli follow the trail of Merry and Pippin who escaped the orcs on the edge of the Fanfom Forest.

South Marmora Lake
The scene in Lord of the Rimgs

After several hours, we reached Te Anau. We checked into our luxurious hotel, and went out to the town where we found an Italian restaurant for a pizza supper overlooking Lake Te Anau.

A beautiful finish to a perfect day!

Tomorrow we drive to Milford Sound.

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Author: Joyce and Paul's retirement travels

Having retired, we are enjoying travelling with our fifth wheel RV. We are from a small town in Southern Ontario.

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