A little bit of nostalgia....

Another day on the road, north from Te Anau to Queenstown, not too far only about 220kms. As the crow flies however it would have been around 40, but mountains round here dictate the route.
There used to be a railway from Invercargill to Queenstown, built for the goldfields in 1878, but now there is just 14kms of line still operating, as a tourist attraction. This engine was built in 1923, and operates daily during the season, but unfortunately we were not in time to make the the journey with it.
C'est la vie!




We were pleasantly surprised when we booked into our hotel, we were upgraded to a lake view. And what a view, we are half way up a very high hill and overlook Queenstown one way, and the lake and mountains the other, a view to die for. We would pay a fortune for this in the Lake District at home, but this room works out at just £60 a night, and it's high season!





This is adventure capital of New Zealand, white water rafting, jet boating, paragliding, bungee jumping, every type of adrenalin rush that you could think of. Some I wouldn't do, some I would like to do. We'll see in the next day or so.

There is a delightful little steam boat that plies it's way along the lake around each hour, we may take a trip on it tomorrow if the weather remains as it has today. We really have been so lucky that way, the sun has shone for us each day since we arrived. Unusual I believe, as they get rain some 200 days a year this side of the island.

I'll leave you with a group photo, couldn't miss the opportunity of showing you that scenery again!