Day 86 – Te Anau
Spent the day in this lakeside town. It is the starting point for some of the most famous tramps in the world (tramps = hiking in NZ) the Kepler, Milford track. So lots of people at the YHA stocking up on carbs for the 4 day crossing. A local veteran helicopter pilot with 25 years flying in the area, got together with some famous cinematographers to capture some of the amazing images of the area, Fjordland. The guy purpose built a cinema to show the result Ata Whatengua (Shadowland). 36 minute film but some lovely work. Stopped at the teeny catholic church for mass and headed homew to cook up some veggies. At dinner, I met a Japanese fellow, fresh off one of the tramps. The first thing he mentioned when I told him where I was from – he had visited DC because his hobby was ‘airplanes’. (Add hobbist to the freaky aviation people following me). In real life he was a foamer though. Working for the Amtrak equal in Osaka.
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