Sunday 26th January 2014- An easy day and a pie to die for

We were rather slow off the grounds this morning and enjoyed the lay in before a quick shower and then off to breakfast followed by Noel uploading photos to the blog and Jennifer taking care of some laundry needs.

Bloody brilliant pies here

At about 12.30 with all jobs complete we hopped in the car and headed off for Te Anau and as pie shop that we had espied earlier and had good comments on trip advisor. Yes they were all correct some of the best pies we have tasted for some while and Jennifer had Venison pie and Noel had the steak and kidney and bacon and both were really good. The chap that owns the place is an ex ex jockey and although we worried we might end up with an old nag we were wrong and the pies were great. So if you ever visit Te Anau try the ‘Miles Better’ pie shop and you will not be disappointed.

After lunch we took a leisurely drive down to Manapuri where we drove around this semi deserted town for about ten minutes, its hard to believe it’s the hub of the tourist boat rides to Doubtful Sound and one would expect a certain buzz but NO its nor happening here. We have noticed what looks to be a considerable downturn in the number of tourists in this country and it is low compared to our previous experience.

In the evening we had a chicken salad for dinner and then followed by a quiet music night for Noel and reading for the Captain of the ship. Damn the group of Americans youngsters have returned and are noisy again and I will give them stick if they get noisy again, but they didn't thank