We awoke to grey skies and drizzle which turned into darker, cloudier skies and torrential rain!! Not the best travel conditions!
Still, we left Invercargill mid-morning to continue along the “Scenic Route” which would take us to our next destination, Lake Manapouri in the Fiordland National Park.
We made good progress despite the weather conditions and whilst we could just about make out mountains and the surrounding countryside, low cloud and the rain obliterated most of the views en route.
As the weather was so miserable we didn’t make too many stops along the way aside from a brief visit to Clifden, where there was a small Suspension Bridge.
As there is a Clifton with a suspension bridge back home we thought we should at least take a look at this one!! It was worth the stop as the rain had eased off and the bridge and the river both looked impressive.On arrival at our accommodation for the next 2 nights (a cottage just outside Manapouri with 360 degree views of the Kepler mountain range- www.kmv.co.nz), we unpacked and went down to the lake where at Fraser Beach we had views of the lake and surrounding mountains - although the rain had stopped the cloud was still low and hugged the mountain peaks
- it still made for a moody and mysterious panorama and it was very peaceful. We followed a short track which took us along the shoreline and back again.
We went back to the cottage and were pleased to see the weather improve later in the evening, so much so that when the sun started to set we were treated to a fabulous sunset from the cottage and gardens.
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