I met this Ent in Fiordland National Park. He was just standing there, watching down the track. He had obviously spotted me from a long way off but never said a word. He lives just outside Te Anau, which is on the only access route, by land, to Milford Sound. The petrol station at Te Anau is run by a Kerryman, who pointed out the road to the sound and sent us on our way. There followed a fantastic day’s boat trip through the Fiord, with it’s high cliffs, spilling waterfalls and long, winding passage to the Ocean.

Leave the ocean, with its swells and pounding seas and a short drive through a mountain tunnel leads us to waters so still, their known as the mirror lakes.

More interesting animals:

My faithful steed Court, who took me galloping across the plains of Glenorchy. Well, not exactly galloping, more like a cantor. Ok, a quick trot. Oh all right, he walked very slowly.
A seal who lay in the middle of the path pretending to be a rock, until I nearly tripped over him.

And of course, penguins. Plenty of penguins. All scurrying about in a fluster. It was like saturday night at the convent supper.