Oct 19 Friday We wake up to sunshine but cold. Dunedin to Te Anau 175 miles 5hrs including some stops. Today we drive through some of NZ most fertile farmland . Signs of Spring are everywhere, cows & calves Mares & colts and sheep with lambs many with twins. The trees have new growth and miles of yellow broom. We pass Wahola Lake with some black swans. We also see a shoe fence. Neat We stop at Peggydale, a knitware shop with possum/marino and accessories. We pass miles and miles of sheep manicured pastures and get a good view of the Southern Alps. We arrive early at Ti Anau mountain View park . Bill and I walk to town . A group of us go by boat ( 20 min ) to glow worm caves. www.realjourney.co.nz Quite an experience. No cameras allowed. We walk through a cave on a cat walk with a torrential river flowing underneath. Our guide puts his flashlight on an ell swimming in the river. We get into a boat pulled on a line. We are in complete darkness and get a feeling of well being as we float in complete silence and view the sticky threads that hang from their nets glowing in the dark. Another good end to an exciting day