Memorable Mirror Lakes

We said an emotional farewell to a cool family we met at the campsite.  Two little girls that Carlos had played with and had stories with the night before.  Turns out they are from Cockle Bay (virtually just down the road from us at home!) and go to the same athletics!  We exchanged numbers in case of future play date opportunities.  This seemed to appease a heart broken PB.
A cruisey day today, given we were only travelling from Manapouri to Te Anau and it took about 20 minutes!
Found a spot in the association campsite and headed for the Mirror Lakes, about 54kms out of town on the Te Anau - Milford road.
Being down here brought back very fond memories of the Milford Track and finding out about PB!
The Mirror Lakes were lovely and reflected the Earl Mountains beautifully, and it was definitely a tourist spot,  lots of buses stopped here too! We made our way back to Lake Te Anau to find a more private and quiet place for lunch. 
DH had a paddle from the north edge of town down to a boat ramp at the south end, while PB and I explored the playground  (complete with a new and improved moon slide!). We tried out an adult and kid swing - where you each got a swing and can swing together safely - quite cute. And PB hid his stone for a new kid to find.  (We wrote on it that it had been found in Niagara in the Catlins, so kids can see its well travelled! ).
Off to Kingston tomorrow.