Queenstown

Queenstown - the buzz capital of New Zealand. Bungy jumping started here, you can also skydive, jet boat, canyon, shoot the rapids in a kayak, raft or on a body board and much more. At night the bars and clubs are hoaching. In winter there's plenty of snow. So what did I do? Well enjoyed the scenery and the best beach ever for skimming stones on the shores of Lake Wakatipu!:

Some nice outdoor spaces to sit and enjoy a Fergburger (you need 2 hands to eat one!) or listen to the nice chap on the amplified pan pipes (not shown) playing Auld Lang Syne:


Looking down on the lake are the mountains known as the Remarkables:


Can be one of the hottest places in the country down here:


Plenty to do on the lake too with all manner of boats:


The TSS Earnslaw was once the major link with nearby Glenorchy until a road was built in the sixites and only sealed in 1997. It now takes visitors on lake cruises:


Some nice sunsets too:


The Remarkables:


I stocked up on supplies in Queenstown and took a minicoach along the road to Glenorchy with views up to Mount Earnslaw:


Onto a smaller vehicle in Glenorchy and on to Muddy Creek and the start of the 4 day Rees-Dart track. Here's a video of the view from Queenstown: