We decided to stay here for three days. What a great decision! With a population of 11,000, and nestled in one of the many coves of Lake Wakatipu surrounded by the peaks of The Remarkables range, this is a very energetic place to be. It is THE tourist destination of New Zealand. All was within walking distance of the RV Park. There are many nice shops, activity centers, cafes and bars. You could take the gondola right from the center of town and at the top partake in tandem paragliding, bungy jumping, the luge, zip line or down hill mountain biking...the list goes on. There were also the hikes and water activities.
Before we arrived in Queenstown, Dave came upon this steamer.
Dave loves steamers!
And the medicinal honey that we bought has worked it's magic on the sinuses.
Overlooking the cove right in downtown Queensland.
Just had to put this in. At our RV Park, you could sharpen your knives. What a novel idea.
Lord of The Rings dress up shop. Why not? They shot many of the scenes in the nearby mts.
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| On the gondola, Queenstown in the background. |
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| Lake Wakatipu from the gondola |
A young Canadian couple working in Sydney AU before their trip on the Zip Line at the top of the gondola area.
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| And here he goes! |
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| The seniors are gearing up for the zip line also. |
Road to Glenorchy, north of Queenstown.
Chineese Settlement during the gold rush of 1860 on the Arrow River near Queentown.
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| World's 1st bungy jump from the Kawarau bridge. |
UMMM should she jump or not??
Our son Jay did this jump in 1994 when he travelled to New Zealand. And yes he is still alive to tell the tale.
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| 43 meter free fall |
And this is the rescue at the bottom
3 comments:
Ahhh yes...a leap of faith that I would do all over again (when it's sunny)! Play safe you crazy kids as you venture North !!!
So did Gandalf try bungee jumping or zip-lining? Zip-lining is my fave!!
No, Gandalf kept the feet planted firmly on the ground, Barb. Actually we would have done the zip except that they were closing the gondola at 230pm that day and it was already 2pm when we were at the site of the zip on the mtn. (special occasion shut down they said....bad timing!!!)
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