TSS Earnslaw South Island

Steamer Wharf, South Island , New Zealand - Phone: 03 442 7500
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  • 1

    Air and Water

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    This morning we went to the Old Man Rock at the centre of town for breakfast. Unlike a few things that have changed since the last time I was in New Zealand - thankfully this was not one of them! They still had my favourite dish on offer: two poached eggs served on a fillet of grilled fish and small serving of bubble-n-speak, topped by some …

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  • 1

    Glaciers, mini-golf and a lot of cold air!

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    ... Lake Wakatipu, and the settlement of Queenstown. Mum and Dad headed across on the lake on a beautiful old steamship, the TSS Earnslaw. Rick and I had done this trip before, and decided to forgo culture and heritage for the lure ...

  • 2

    Rain Drops Keep Falling On Our Van

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    ... all manner of gravity-defying activities, and our first walk-through led us to a restaurant lined wharf, home to the TSS Earnslaw paddle steamer, a very lucky little boat as it's initials stand for Twin Screw Steamer. Sorry, couldn't resist, ...

  • 3

    Jan 10th and 11th

    ... some picture and then went for an hour hike. The first part of the hike followed the coast where you could see New Zealand's third island (Stewart Island) in the distance. This portion of the path was very flat, wide, and easy to follow. Then we decided ...

  • 4

    Queenstown 14 Feb 2011

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    ... 2011 Stopping for breakfast in a Queenstown main-street café, we then booked ourselves on the midday sailing of the wonderful old steamship TSS Earnslaw which is the oldest – and the last – steamer of its type still working in the Southern ...

  • 5

    Highs, Lows and Hangovers

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    ... grabbed some lunch then decided to make the most of another beautiful day and took a ride on the majestic steam ship TSS Earnslaw across Lake Wakitipu. It was a spectacular trip, steadily cruising over the deep blue lake surrounded by the mountains ...

  • 6

    Day 6: Cruising Milford Sound

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    ... the coach, I caught a ride with Cindy and Chris which saved some time. I was hoping to make it back in time to catch the TSS Earnslaw, an old steamship fondly referred to as "The Lady of The Lake," also operated by Real Journeys. I had signed up to take ...

  • 7

    The road to recovery... literally

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    ... day, our free day in Q-town, we had a bit of a lay-in, and then decided to go for the afternoon trip on the TSS Earnslaw, a historical steamboat. It was about a 40-minute ride, when we got off to spend a few hours at the Walter Peak High Country Farm. I ...

  • 8

    The Adventure Capital of New Zealand!

    ... on the lake, and they only finished the road around it in the 90s. I took a cruise on a 100 year old steamship, the TSS Earnslaw, that used to connect the farms around the lake to Queenstown where they would do business (yep, that means that the ship ...

  • 9

    Air and Water

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    ... tasty. From there it was off to explore the rest of the shopping precinct and on to purchase tickets for the TSS Earnslaw along the waterfront. The Earnslaw has been in operation on Lake Wakatipu since October 1912 where it was used to transport ...

  • 10

    Life is just a box of fluffies

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    ... day we went on a boat trip to the other side of the lake - Walter Peak High Country Farm - on the steamer TSS Earnslaw - TSS standing for Twin Screw Steamer - built in 1912. We were shown around the farm by the owner who gave a continuous ...