Ever Changing Moods

Drove south today from Lake Tekapo to Te Anau. Started in bright sunshine and finished ditto, but encountered a number of varieties of rain in between. Fifi tells me that one of her friends who visited South Island told her that the landscapes become rather boring due to their sameness. Does she (the friend in question) have eyes? I experienced a number of feelings during the drive, but boredom didn't feature amongst them.