Queenstown,
New Zealand
Friday, December 10, 2004
Two entries in two days! I know it's unbelievable, but I need to use up the 2 hours I got for $5 before I leave Queenstown tomorrow morning. Well it's been an interesting day. I spent all day on a bus going to and from the Milford Sound, which is about a 4 hour ride from here. However, I was not on the bus I thought I'd be because only 2 other people signed up for the tour I wanted to do. So I unwittingly was transferred to a different tour... on a luxury coach! It was one of those see-the-world-from-the-comfort-of-your-seat trips instead of a get-out-there-and-actually-experience-your-beautiful-surroundings trips like I enjoy taking. I got to see how the other half get to travel. It was a real good deal for me since I paid about $45 less than the other people on the tour and I even got a free picnic lunch thrown in! Fjordland National Park is an awesome place - but I was itching to get out and walk around it instead of being stuck in the bus (which admittedly was very comfy - I had 2 seats to myself!). Then we had a 2 1/2 hour cruise around the Milford Sound on a big fancy boat. It was great, especially since we were lucky enough to have a relatively clear sunny day (a bit or a rarity in the area).
A little while ago, I went out for a couple of drinks with my German friend Michelle. One of the bad things about travelling is that you meet these cool people for a few days and then you have to say goodbye. Oh well. We hit up one of the many happy hours in Queenstown - you can spend all night going from happy hour to happy hour here! And today all the bars went smoke-free, so it's even better!
Tomorrow it's off to Dunedin, the so-called "beer and chocolate capital of NZ". Sounds like my kinda place!
