Te Anau

Just a short post before we head to Arrowtown this morning. Yesterday was another interesting day. We spent the morning exploring the town and in the afternoon we took a excursion on the lake to the glow worm caves on the west shore.

The folks that do the trip had a great new boat that was as comfortable as sitting in a car. The lake was a bit rough with the wind but the ride was nice.
Lake Te Anau is 60km long and some 1000 feet deep at it's deepest.

The mountains were "out" in the afternoon, affording some spectacular scenery. We toured the glow worm caves where we walked on a metal walkway about 200 meters underground above a rushing river and the boarded a small ( 12 passenger) boat for a ride in total darkness. Only the glow worms on the cave ceiling lit our way. Pretty amazing stuff.

Back in town we found this contraption....not sure what to call it.... other than a contraption. As you can see, it seats 7 folks all having pedals to help propel the machine. The person in the back steers and I guess you go down the street. I'd love to see it in action.
Off to Arrowtown this morning.