When in Queenstown…
Once the big bike ride was out of the way we had a couple of days to laze around and enjoy Queenstown in the summertime.
Swing by the lake
I’m not good with heights but this looked cool. Partly because the chute had a smiley face
All was quiet except for the occasional whirr and thud of downhill bikes
Cecil Peak
Not a bad spot to just sit and be
Earnslaw life boats
War memorial arch
Queenstown from Skyline
Lake Wakatipu
Queenstown lakefront, important objects: Drinks, kiwi, Earnslaw, Remarkables and Mike
Flying over Canterbury
Queenstown from the Earnslaw
The easiest way to get bikes up to Skyline
Close up view of Cecil Peak, one of the prominent hills around Lake Wakatipu seen from Queenstown
In amongst walkways and bike trails just down from Skyline Gondola
Ants and Mike at Skyline ready for some circuits
Rowan tree… aren’t they jolly
We took a spin on the TSS Earnslaw, the largest coal-fired steamship in the Southern Hemisphere
Lionel the VW truck
Lake Wakatipu
Port holes on the Earnslaw
Setting sun touches the Remarkables
The lake levels were threatening to flood at New Year, a couple of months later they were considerably lower
Lake Wakatipu
Evening skies over Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wanaka from Glendhu before the start of the Motatapu race
Us
Flying over the Southern Alps
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These are all pretty spectacular Hayley, my fave is the first b&w one though!
Thank you Miss Dallas – they were playing behind where we were having drinks by the big kiwi. It looked like fun but I’d probably have broken the tree.
I love the scenery in New Zealand. I have to get back to see the South Osland someday
Definitely! It’s a very therapeutic and inspirational place for me.
Hah! I have a shot of The Spouse sitting in the exact same spot at that table (lakefront café) — only she was wolfing an ice cream rather than enjoying a beer. Small world …
A fantastic spot to refuel in the manner of your choosing!