Remarkables Lodge Queenstown

... car power sliding around a gravel track with his back end hanging out, yeah thats basically what these boats could do on water with the front end just missing obstacles in front of him. So we did a big sidewards pass of the camera girl before heading into the canyon and boyo boyo was a giggling like a little kid he could put this boat into what looked almost impossible slides and turns just missing the canyon walls. It was amazing and then he gave us the sign that he's going to ...

... 8216;The Ledge,’ an AJ Hackett invention, that stands out from Bob’s Peak – 400m above Queenstown. I challenged this advise and found myself with the weaker argument and booked myself onto the jump…

To get to ‘The Ledge,’ you need to take the Skyline Gondola, which climbs 450m up to fantastic views of Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu and The Remarkables mountain range. Ushered to my very own Gondola by a ...

... ride and 3 was to learn to swim. She now has 2 done as she did the hot air baloon ride but also picked up the typing. They were a gas sight being put into the hot air baloon basket before us all. They had to be lifted in as both had stiff legs.
We were up in the air for about an hour and we got up to 7000 feet which was pretty high-it was another class experience and was so peaceful up there. Queenstown looked class from up there. Pity the landing though was not as good- we ...

... things are definitely looking up ...............no marriage counselling required!

We're staying at this stylish luxury bed and breakfast hotel, Arrowtown House & she who must be obeyed is very happy!

Great accommodation, great food, great location ...........quiet but only a 2 minute ...

... paradise to look like. The people are so friendly and helpful. The weather was amazing and I just had the best time. Did my first scuba dive and saw a reef shark and a turtle!! Went fishing which was so cool being out at sea for the sunset. Such an awesoem place would love to go back . . . the pictures really don't do it justice.

So left Fiji and met Barry in Christchurch New Zealand over a week ago now ...

... where the airport is. The path has the lake and the surrounding mountains to the south and local residences to the north. I keep walking for an hour and then decide to turn back before it gets dark. The faces I meet along the way are happy, contented and friendly and I must admit Queenstown is rapidly becoming a highlight of the trip so far - its idyllic. The lake and mountain setting are spectacular and while I've touched upon similar places before, none ...

... before you but the advantage was that by the time it was my turn I just wanted to do it. Also, being a massively competitive person, I was determined to do the best jump. There was also the added pressure of whether you were going to unclasp yourself during the dive in order to turn yourself the right way up. If you didn't you'd have the humiliating pleasure of coming up upside down with everyone laughing at you! Unfortunately, I was the only one who ...

... jumping was invented in Queenstown and we enjoyed watching the young people jumping from the historic bridge where the first jump was done. Continued to Wanaka and had a wonderful three days. Our condo, as you can see, was beautiful. Even had a dishwasher, washer and dryer, and two bedrooms. AND A VIEW!! We really enjoyed Mt ...

... Mauri) dorpje. En hier begon onze inwijding in de Maori-rituelen....
Allereerst moest onze (in de bus gekozen) leider een token accepteren, van de vreemd dansende, gillende en tong-uitstekende krijger die uit het kleine gebouwtje kwam stormen. Daarna begon er een vrouw te zingen en mochten we naar binnen. (Kan er niets aan doen, zelfs nu ik dit schrijf, begin ik weer te lachen, het zag er gewoon niet uit en als ik, met mijn westerse kop, me dan voor ga ...

... able to lounge around in town and then back at the lodge for the rest of the afternoon. As the others arrived back from their optionals some other tales of woe surfaced and it made for some interesting stories. The skiers at Mount Cardrona got caught in a blizzard, and the white water rafters were out in pretty dangerous conditions – whole raft loads of people had fallen out and there were a lot of bruises to show off. One man (not from our group) even ...