Archive for December, 2007

Redcliffe Cafe

After the glowworm caves we decided to eat at the famous Redcliffe café. In the small town of Te Anau, this is the best place to eat. The LOTR cast thought so too, and their autographs, cards and thank yous are on display to prove it. We had a lovely meal, which was only spoilt by the sloppy service.

The food really was marvelous, a fantastic menu, and an obviously talented chef. However, the service received was pretty terrible. 3 times I had to go looking for someone to fill our drinks (They never once took the initiative and asked us), and once we had completed our main courses, my lovely wife and I looked at the (admittedly few) morsels remaining on our plate for 25 minutes, before I decided to go and find a member of staff to clear up. At this point, however tempting the sweet menu was, we need to to get to bed as we had an early start in the morning, and couldn’t afford any more time wasted.

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Te Anau

Te Anau is a small town that has a local population of 3500. Like any other place in New Zealand its main industry is tourism. It is the closest town to Milford Sounds, that famous fiord, and therefore puts up a lot of tourists as they either pass through as part of a coach tour, or stay overnight on their way.
We opted to stay here for 2 nights. I love these sort places, and love to try and get to know a little about the town. This usually involves buying a local paper and reading it cover to cover. So once we had arrived in Te Anau, and walked along the lakefront, we grabbed a bite to eat whilst I read the newspaper.

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Wong Way?

Whilst looking for somewhere to park, I found a rather confusing sign post!

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Leaving Queenstown

Before leaving Queenstown we decided on spending the morning at the local bird / wildlife center. Again, it was great to see the local wildlife captured and on display, so that no effort is required on behalf of the tourist. What has been amazing to me is that most of the wildlife parks we have visited in both Australia and New Zealand have been privately ran affairs. It is also most endearing to see that the local population taking both care and pride in their native flora and fauna.

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