Blue Peaks Lodge And Apartments Queenstown

... with make your own sandwiches so I was pleased. We soon got back in the boats for the final paddle. We were much more organized this time and mostly at the front. Although the guys still refused to paddle most of the time much to the amusement of the guides who could see I was working hard to stop us drifting into the trees, rocks, etc. All in all they said we did very well, they were sure we were going to go in. All ...

... 18 holes all with pars and a tee off box but the idea is that you throw a frisbie through the course and the hole is sometimes a tree that needs hitting or a metal basket that you need to throw the fribeie into. The pars range from 2-5 and the holes range from 45-150 metres. It was great fun as there was many obstacles along the way that you had to avoid and go around like trees and sometimes even people as its a public park-im gald to say that i got my revenge here ha ha. I was ...

... Winery nearer Cromwell. This was a recommendation from more than one person and I&#8217;m glad I popped in.<br><br>2007 Riesling &#8211; Dry. Citrus notes with something savoury too. Crisp, clean with good minerality. More fresh lime notes.<br><br>2008 Pinot Gris &#8211; No oak but lees stirring for texture. Pears on the palette, good acidity, crisp.<br><br>2007 45th Parallel Single Vineyard C******nay &#8211; French oak, 25% new ...

... due this week.<br>Tuesday- <br>Was going to see Harry Potter with a big group of people but Constanza (spain) changed my mind. I had thought about taking the massage course before but didn't really see if it would fit into my schedule. Anyways, I signed up for massage class on Tuesday nights for 5 weeks. The first week we learned about the back and gave each other our first massages. It was very relaxing and quite interesting to hear the expert masseur ...

... our costumes for Ben's fancy dress night out. As all the Kiwi's pronounce his name Bin, we were all to dress in bin bags. A few people went off to the supermarket for supplies and when they got back, we all dressed up and had sweets and birthday cake before heading out to a few bars.<br><br>All in all, it was a good day, and a good night, with many strange looks in our direction and a few people asking why we were all in bin bags. Good times!!!!!

... riding again through the canyon. It was an exhilarating ride, and after adjusting my scarf to cover my mouth and cheeks, my face regained blood and sensation and the ride was even more enjoyable. It all ended too soon and we were back on dry land to laugh at the rdiculous photos taken of us during the ride.<br><br>We then drove to the small town of Glenorchy &#8211; a small village with a population of 310 people but is the heart of many great film locations &#8211 ...

... do everything together from morning to night and move down the coast as a big green kiwi bus unit. There's no chanting against other groups like on tour though. It was weird leaving everyone in Queenstown and being back on my own. I'd kind of forgotten how to be on my own and I'd become comfortable with my group and now had to start meeting new people again. I planned to meet everyone further north later in the week though.

... this the place where we had hoped to get rid of family mice, until we realised there might just be a few too many people hanging around who might tell on us or think we were just plain weird, if they were to see us setting down a tupperware container in the bush and sitting by staring at it until mummy mouse came out to discover where her family was! i say this was the plan as that day we'd discovered that the disappearing mice had actually not gone away like we'd first thought ...

... and got bored of then loads of weird rooms and activities!! From there carried onto Queenstown, was a welcome place to see as all way down the coast the towns were dead towns and here was a lot busier! We had a group photo of the bus, we managed to get a 5 height pyramid was really funny! On the first night we got to go to a toga party, was really cool and also no hassell in getting ready as all knew we were wearing a bed sheet! There ...

... and finally after some nifty tight turns there was a slightly rough landing in a farm paddock. As a child I always dreamed of having the ability to fly so this was a truly magical experience, probably about as close as I&#8217;ll ever get to being a bird.<br> <br>Then it was straight on to the next activity of the day, jet boating on the Shotover River. This would be one of the most popular things to do in Queenstown, racing past cliffs and doing 360 degree turns all in ...