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Travel to Queenstown
We were on the 6.40am flight from Napier down to Queenstown and had to drop off the car at the airport first. We had set the alarm for 5.00am but Jayne (always unable to sleep when she has to get up early) was up at 4.30am and we were on our way to the airport at 5.10am. At 5.30am, we had dropped the car off (only 100m from the door of this small …
Queenstown (and Glenorchy)
We woke up to low cloud shrouding the mountains and decided to drive to Glenorchy at the north western end of the lake (about 45km). The scenery was so similar to Scotland - lots of purple hues. We had in mind going trekking We came across the stables just as they were preparing to leave on a trek and enquired if we could join them but …
Queenstown (and Arrowtown)
We telephoned some stables in the morning as we were still wanting to try a trek. Again the clouds loomed so instead we drove to Arrowtown and enroute stopped off at the Shotover Jet to see what all the fuss is about - basically a speed boat on a river - so gave that a miss as well - another $200 saved. Arrowtown was interesting - an old mining …
SUMMER ALE LAUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
... was so much better. We hung out there just shooting the **** and watching these kiwi kids toss the rugby ball across the stream.
Gwen had to head to work, but mickey and I finished out ciders and headed back to work. He showered while I Went to grab some food - much needed after 4 ciders. And then I quickly showered and headed down.
They put me on the floor for a while, weaving in and out through the crowd ...
Mecca for the Adventurous!
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After some dancing, Jesse and I decided that we needed to find a younger crowd. We took off to the Altitude bar/club on the otherside of town and immediately befriended two local Kiwi guys. Both avid fly fisherman and in the tourism business, we hit it off immediately. With Mark and James (the two guys names) as our local guides, we ventured to a bunch of bars drinking everything in site and dancing with any female with a 50 foot radius. ...
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Amenities
- Free parking