Down to Invercargill

We left Te Anau as we found it – in the rain.  John went out with his new found friend, Jackson, last night and Jackson introduced him to some other kids going to Dunedin.  I think he was tired, but I’m glad he went.

Today, we just drove down the coast to Invercargill and on to Bluff.  Here we stopped at the southernmost point on the big islands of New Zealand.  These cities are some of the oldest beginning in the early 1820s.  We are staying in a hostel tonight and will be heading out to Stewart Island for our last great adventure.  We’ll be hiking into a hut tomorrow after taking a ferry to the island and a water taxi to a hike and we’ll hike across the island for a stay (hopefully it’s not full) in a hut.  We are taking a tent just in case.  It's also forecast to rain.  Then the next day, we’ll hike back, catch a water taxi and spend the night in a lodge on the island.  We’ll maybe go mountain biking or a island cruise before heading back on the ferry and on to Dunedin.  I won’t be posting anything until at least Wednesday night!