Went to Pizza Hut last night for supper and had an amazing "The Works" buffet...all you can eat pizza, pasta, salad and dessert. I filled my face with pizza, then when I thought I couldn't eat any more, had two full bowls of brownie with ice cream on top and chocolate sauce and mini-chocolate chips and marshmellows. I thought I was going to be sick, I ate so much. AFter that, watched TV for the rest of the evening.
Up about 8:00, showered, breakfast, and left about 9:30. Took highway SH99 through Riverton, stoped for a little bit there for pictures (nice oceanside town), then Orepuki, stopped at Monkey Island, then the Orepuki Beach, also calld Gemstone Beach because it has low-grade gemstones washed up on it a lot of the time. I couldn't really tell the gemstones from regular stones. Then stopped at a big suspension bridge built in 1902. Then stopped at McKracken's Rest, just a rest stop with some amazing views of mountains and ocean. Then on to Manapouri, and checked into the Barnyard Backpackers, halfway between Manapouri and Te Anau. Got there about 2:30.
Drove back down to Manapouri and booked a Doubtful sound trip for Wednesday, as they were all booked up for tomorrow. The lady said Wednesday would probably be better anyway, because the forecast is for rain tomorrow. Doubtful Sound was named by Captain Cook, after he observed that it was "doubtful" that there would be sufficient wind to blow his ship back out to sea. So, he didn't sail into the sound.
Drove up to Te Anau, nice town situated along Lake Te Anau, surrounded by mountains.
Back to hostel, made supper (spaghetti), then read for the rest of the evening, and to bed about 11:00.
It was a beautiful day today, sun was shining all day, and very warm.
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