TheCatlins
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The Southern Scenic Route: The Long Way, and the Better One
A slow arc along the South Island’s southern edge. Around 610 km from Dunedin to Queenstown, or reverse if you prefer. It starts in farmland and rough coast, threads through the Catlins, skirts Invercargill, then climbs to Te Anau and Fiordland before easing into Queenstown. I’ve driven it both directions. Once in spring when the Catlins…