Te Anau to Dunedin

We packed up and left Te Anau and headed to Dunedin.  We decided to go the (very) long way through Bluff as apparently it is 46" South and is the oldest European settled town in New Zealand.

When we woke up the day was absolutely beautiful with hardly a cloud in the sky so we decided to take advantage and and takes some photos before we left Lake Te Anau.

We headed through some beautiful countryside and after an ice cream stop made it to Invercargill.  As we were on a bit of time frame we didn't stop in the town but just kept on going to Bluff. 

We knew that there was a big Aluminium smelter at Bluff but we didn't expect it to be quite so big - and we were surprised by the smell! 

The town however has some picturesque spots.  

From Bluff we headed East and went through the countryside to Gore. 

Then we continued on and on ... it felt like forever!

As we got closer to Dunedin we noticed that there was some significant flooding in the fields - it has clearly been raining in these parts. 

And as we got on the highway into Dunedin there was some significant fog/mist covering the city!

Finally we arrived at our destination.  The Brothers Boutique Hotel.  

The building used to house the Christian Brothers that taught at the school but has now been converted into a hotel.  It has some beautiful outlooks over the city when there isn't any fog and mist.