The weather has conspired against us - snow in the mountains above the Milford Road means we weren't able to go kayaking on Milford Sound today because the road was closed (and remains closed for the moment).
However we managed to fill in the day by going to the little cinema to see the film of Fiordland shot from the air, Ata Whenua. Very beautiful. Then we went to the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, only last night's rain stopped us from taking the boats at the end of the cave into the glowworm grotto proper. We did get into the caves though - awesome waterfalls - and we did see some glowworms. And we also got a boat ride there and back, so not a complete waste of time. We may also have got a refund but I'm not sure about that.
After the caves we had lunch before getting a shuttle bus to Rainbow Reach, a point on the Kepler Track, and walked back to Te Anau. It's about 11/12km all told, the path winding through beautifully lush forest on a lovely springy path. Nice walk.
Tomorrow, if it's clear, we're going to drive to the Divide on the Milford Track anyway to see the views and have a bit of a walk before driving to Queenstown. If it's not clear we'll just go to QT. Again, the weather dictates ...
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