Kingsgate Hotel Terraces Queenstown

... If my Dad's trip was any indication though it will be my hands that get the most swollen after all the blogging that has to be done after the event! Can't wait! Thanks again for being part of a lovely birthday - even from far away :) Lots of Love, Amy and Selebrating Steve p.s thrown in some day to day photos too to keep things interesting and some instructional video footage of how not to play frizbee golf!

... far the most awesome scenery we have seen on our trip thus far. We are quite used to the snow in Canada but this was like nothing we have ever seen. Our guide was a young guy who due to seniority was usually stuck doing the typical small half day hikes but on this day was allowed to lead the full day expedition. As a result, he was up for a little adventure and took us quite a ways off the beaten path. We were geared up with mountaim climbing shoes with spikes and all the proper gear and ...

... again another fairly impressive sight. In the afternoon we climbed a mountain!!! We chose great weather...low cloud cover so once we were half way up there was no view, it was wet and f'ing freezing! Great planning from the Roberts travel party!<br><br>Due to the weather turning a bit **** we changed plans and headed to the wine making region of Napier, also know as the Art Deco Town, due to the style of the arcitecture. Of course it was the vino rather than the ...

... that were in the bar I had my farewell party in London. My Fodor&#8217;s guide suggested that the restaurants on the lake shore in the Steamer Quay were the best so I selected Wai which seemed a suitably swish place.<br><br>Dégustation Menu at Wai<br><br>Canapé &#8211; Asian pork on toast with sweet sauce<br><br>Amuse Bouche &#8211; Mushroom soup<br><br>- Duetz Cuvee NV Marlborough<br><br>Pan seared North Atlantic scallops ...

... I think it may have been scarier than the first because you could see just how far you could fall to your death, but much more fun and less stressful. <br><br>Our third day in Queenstown we just relaxed and packed up for Auckland. <br><br>Overall it was a great side trip before Auckland and I'm hoping to head back soon for the New Zealand Burton Open! <br>

... the mountains that rose out from the sea. I did see a couple of seals and a large waterfall, but the scenery here wasn't as impressive as some mountain and lake scenery I'd been seeing for the past few weeks. It also fell a long way short of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam. Staying awake on the return journey proved a little easier than getting there, and I wasn't helped by a car full of people that were sleeping most of the journey! We went for a few drinks in the ...

... on autogas. anyway, days go by and we meet others selling their vans, people who have already sold up and are now relaxing including josh and elicia from canada who seem big into their campervans - perhaps we all become camper geeks after spending so long in one! you become institutionalised to the camper lifestyle! - and others who seem to be spending as much time looking for a suitable box on wheels as us trying to sell ours! finally though, and on day four, sean starts some ...

... we are still believing that God will heal him. Then, we just kept talking with him for about an hour. I think he just really enjoyed having people to talk to. His name is Phil, and he has a seeing-eye dog named A**hole which he cracked a lot of jokes about throughout the time we talked to him. It turns out that his dog is sponsored by Ferg Burger and every time they go there, Ferg Burger gives the dog a few meat patties. Phil is such an interesting ...

... tears flowed down the mountain and froze to form the glacier. The glacier is bit of an optical illusion, when it is within your view it looks very close but in reality it was 2.8 kilometres away. As we are travelling on a tour bus we have got to meet a few nice people and we were all doing the same tour. We were divided into three groups and so Jenny was with us. To get to the glacier we had to walk through a forested area which involved a bit of climbing and ...

Breakfast was at 7am (gasp!), and the generator was switched on at 6am, so Katie and I were both up before 6:30 to have showers. <br><br>Breakfast was surprisingly good, with cereal, toast, bacon, eggs &amp; tomato, and yoghurt. Mmmm...<br><br>After stuffing ourselves we were encouraged to go back onto the roof or the front of the boat to enjoy our last hour in ...