New Year's Day - Dunedin to Te Anau

Today was mostly travelling - and a lot of driving. I was Very Brave (for me, anyway) and drove an automatic again. We took the non-scenic route, as it was quite a lot shorter, and still had breath-taking views along the way.
One part of the road ran from Clinton to Gore - with a sign at the beginning of that stretch saying Presidential Highway on it. We did wonder if either of the two men had come and opened that stretch...
Te Anau is by a lake, and looks like the Lake District - until you go round the corner and see how far the lake stretches. It's nearly 40 miles long, which is pretty much the size of the Lake District.
We ate out in an Italian restaurant, and I practised my Italian on the (genuine) Italian waiter - who topped up our wine glasses very generously. Can't decide whether this was from pity or not! The food was great though, and I definitely fancy a second trip there.
Didn't think there'd be any photos from today, but Rob went for a walk and got seduced by the scenery, so there are some after all.