Te Anau, NZ

I've finally made it to Fiordland. I first read of this area in "Last Chance to See," by Douglas Adams, and have wanted to come here ever since. I'm looking to do the Kepler Trek, one of the Great Walks here. I'm not going to do the Milford Trek (sorry, Bob), as it costs 140NZD more than the Kepler. But, the Kepler is supposed to be about as good, and I plan to take a ferry through the Milford Sound as well. It is starting to feel like winter here, an odd feeling as it's been well over a year since I've been in cold weather. Queenstown was fun, but it's nice to get out of there, it's a very big party scene, and meat market. While many of you may be raising your eyebrows at this point, I'm not especially wild about that sorta scene. But, the weather's supposed to be holding out, so I think that I will be able to get out on the Trek. It should be cold at night, but I'll be in huts, not my tent, and that ought to help a bit. My only concern at the moment is that I wrenched my neck sleeping last week and it's still bothering me. I hope to get it checked out before going out, but we'll see.