Before embarking on our road trip to Te Anau, the four of us popped by the Otago weekend market in the morning for a look see. And boy am i glad we did.. It's by far, one of the better weekend markets we've been to so far. We bought eggs, plenty of apples, some vege and chicken meat for cooking dinner tonight. I also bought myself this chocolate hazelnut cake cum bread looking thing called a brioche, whilst S bought herself a pie. Both turned out awful cause they were too cold and hard. K and I were so happy to finally find a stall selling fresh soya bean milk that we bought 3 cups at $1 each. We also bought 10 steamed dumplings which tasted so good we decided to buy a whole frozen packet of 50 pieces from the delighted stall owner.
S and I picking our $1.50/kg NZ apples..
Steaming hot dumplings and fresh soya bean milk!
K drove the 2 hours leg to Te Anau. On the way, we stopped for lunch at KFC in a small town. EK and S had an argument over lunch which turned physical, and ended with S crying. So the entire drive to Te Anau (and after) was rather awkward for both K and I..
Our accommodation in Te Anau was a decent $50/ night hotel called Fiordland Hotel. Each couple had an ensuite bedroom with a fridge and free tea, coffee and 3-in-1 milo! Plus they had a big kitchen and a lounge area with a pool table, comfy sofas and a huge TV!
After checking in and unloading our luggage, K and I drove out to check out the small town of 1800 people. EK and S both stayed in their room. We went to the information center to check out the conditions of Milford Sound, and were told that the roads will only open on Monday after the whole avalanche mess has been cleared. And the tours for Doubtful Sound were fully booked. And there was nothing else to do in Te Anau except their glow worm caves tour. Which meant that we basically had nothing to do. Bummer..
About 30 more minutes of driving around, and K and I were back in the hotel. We did our laundry, lazed around in bed, crunching on our cadbury chocolates and watching a video on the laptop for about an hour before S came knocking on our door, suggesting dinner time.
So the 4 of us made dinner in the common kitchen: pan fried dumplings, mee sua, stir fried spinach and kai lan, and steamed rice. And the 3 of us discussed about our plans for the next day while S remained mostly silent throughout and looked like a lost puppy.. = )
After dinner, we headed to the lounge area and watched "The Last Samurai" on the huge screen TV, while the boys played pool.. We all turned in after the show about 1130pm after our first long and boring day in Te Anau...
S and I picking our $1.50/kg NZ apples..
Steaming hot dumplings and fresh soya bean milk!K drove the 2 hours leg to Te Anau. On the way, we stopped for lunch at KFC in a small town. EK and S had an argument over lunch which turned physical, and ended with S crying. So the entire drive to Te Anau (and after) was rather awkward for both K and I..
Our accommodation in Te Anau was a decent $50/ night hotel called Fiordland Hotel. Each couple had an ensuite bedroom with a fridge and free tea, coffee and 3-in-1 milo! Plus they had a big kitchen and a lounge area with a pool table, comfy sofas and a huge TV!
After checking in and unloading our luggage, K and I drove out to check out the small town of 1800 people. EK and S both stayed in their room. We went to the information center to check out the conditions of Milford Sound, and were told that the roads will only open on Monday after the whole avalanche mess has been cleared. And the tours for Doubtful Sound were fully booked. And there was nothing else to do in Te Anau except their glow worm caves tour. Which meant that we basically had nothing to do. Bummer..
About 30 more minutes of driving around, and K and I were back in the hotel. We did our laundry, lazed around in bed, crunching on our cadbury chocolates and watching a video on the laptop for about an hour before S came knocking on our door, suggesting dinner time.
So the 4 of us made dinner in the common kitchen: pan fried dumplings, mee sua, stir fried spinach and kai lan, and steamed rice. And the 3 of us discussed about our plans for the next day while S remained mostly silent throughout and looked like a lost puppy.. = )
After dinner, we headed to the lounge area and watched "The Last Samurai" on the huge screen TV, while the boys played pool.. We all turned in after the show about 1130pm after our first long and boring day in Te Anau...
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