A nice lie in this morning till 10 then we got up and headed to the town centre. We had some brunch and then went for a walk around the waters edge. It’s so pretty here; the town is right on the edge of Lake Wakitipu which is massive and is bordered by mountains on all sides. We decided to go on a cruise around the lake which was really nice. We saw all the posh bits of the town including NZ’s first ever “million dollar neighbourhood” which is an area where the average cost of a property is over a million – and you can see why. The captain told us that the lake is the biggest in New Zealand in terms of water volume and is over 80km long – it’s amazing.
After our boat cruise we took a gondola up the mountain side to the top of the mountain which overlooks Queenstown. It was a very steep climb up and gave spectacular views. At the top of the gondola there was a luge track which was great fun; we did five runs on it. It was really fast and full of twists and turns and tunnels and hills.
Mark then decided that he wanted to do a tandem paraglide off the mountain side back down to Queenstown. I did think about it but decided against it so went back down the gondola and waited for him at the bottom. He said it was brilliant though: really peaceful but at the same time exhilarating; particularly during turns. He’s done something daredevil-ish so he’s happy.
This evening we had a free beer (courtesy of the paragliders) in a local brewery which was really nice and then had a pizza. It’s bloody cold here; it’s about minus one tonight but we’re glad that it’s winter as it is so pretty with all the snow on the mountains.
Tomorrow we’re doing a whole day tour to Milford Sound which is a four hour drive away. We’re not driving though as it’s a difficult drive apparently and it was cheaper to get the coach anyway.
Love from us xxxxx
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