Saturday 2nd Early start - we've got a long way to go today. We have a very talkative driver, and a second driver who's being trained on the route/bus. We get lots of info about the lake, the route, New Zealand drivers (much higher fatality rate than in the UK, as no formal training require), lots of comments on tourists, and the guys obviously a 'huntin, shootin, fishin' kinda guy. Very beautiful area with lots of low-lying cloud. Takes best part of a couple of hours to get to Te Anau, where we take a half-hour break. Back on the bus, through lots more scenic country - photo stops at Eglington Valley, the Mirror Lakes, before a last toilet stop at Knob's Flat (named after the knobs of rock scattered around). Back on the road, more
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