Today we explored the area north of Te Anau. We went for a gentle walk around Mistletoe Lake where we saw dragonflies and the NZ version of a wood pigeon (bigger, plumper, with a white chest and blue feathers on its back).
After lunch we went on a walk to 'Key Summit' (about 1000 metres) with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. At the summit was an alpine plants walk with leaflets left in a box for people to use. Also there was a public toilet, a shiny painted metal structure fastened down with guy ropes.
The weather was delightful today with little puffy clouds. The views over the surrounding mountains and valleys were breathtaking.
Our walk took nearly four hours and we rushed back to Te Anau where we met one of Shiny's work colleagues who just happens to be staying here too. Despite it being Saturday evening, all places of entertainment here seem to close at 10.30, which surprised us a little.
One of our friends had a phone app that can tell which star is which. We spent some time searching for the southern cross - without success. However, we did find Orion, which was rather disconcerting as it is upside down in the southern hemisphere. Strange!
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