Sunday, November 12, 2017

Weekend in snowy Queenstown

We flew down for four days last weekend and it was fabulous. Hired a car, walked around town - everything open until about 9, it sure is a tourist town. Rode the gondola and that was the most adventurous sporty thing we did.

Walking around town.



View from the top of the gondola, looking down at Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu.



On the way up - a family of goats lounging.



The Remarkables  across Lake Wakatipu from shopping area.




Drove out to Arrowtown and Lake Wanaka, very scenic. It is late spring but the Remarkables and the Crown Range and the Southern Alps have loads of snow.

Lake Wanaka, with kite surfers.






Drove out to Glenorchy too, nice little town not much happening, but talk about scenic drive out there, phew. Lots of photo stops. Very Scotland-like, driving into the mountains.





Mish with beech leaves.



Glenorchy is the gateway to tramping tracks, including the Routeburn Track. We drove out to the track, through lamb-laden paddocks along a narrow unsealed road, and walked the first part of the Routeburn in light drizzle. Mossy beech forest - it was cold and lovely.





Gotta get that macro...



Here's one.



So we had a great few days down there. It snowed on our last night and we woke up to a white view. Much wearing of beanies!

Leaving town, great views of the alps and lakes.













2 comments:

  1. Great photos including the macro! I love Queenstown, though your were fortunate to see it in snow (and prepared). Routeburn is on my list. Jude

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  2. Hey Jude
    Always prepared with the gear, well, nearly always. Have only been to Queenstown in brown summers before this, so it was doubly cool.

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