Sunday, 16 October 2016

Day 28 (Franz Josef/Queenstown) - Sunday 16th October 2016

Lake Wakatipu at Queenstown
Warning: stunning scenery alert!

Today, we travelled along the Southern Alps from Franz Josef to Queenstown via the Haast Pass. Our hotel at Queenstown is halfway up a steep hill (mountain??), and I have an amazing view of Lake Wakatipu and the mountains from my hotel room window.

We were left to fend for ourselves for dinner, so I walked down into town and enjoyed a meal at an Irish pub, Pob Mahones. As I left the hotel, our coach driver gave me a thumbs up for walking instead of catching the bus. Quite frankly, I needed the exercise after all the excellent grub I've had on this NZ tour!

The walk took about 20 mins with a few stops along the way for photos. The walk back took about the same time (less stopping for photos) and WAS. A. KILLER! Our tour guy saw me and said I was part mountain goat for making it up the hill/mountain. The photo at the bottom doesn't even show the steepest part! 😁






Lake Wakatipu
🎵 Climb every mountain... 🎵

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