Queenstown

Catching up! We left Manapouri on a bit of a grey day and had a good drive up to the Queenstown area. Bought some pies for lunch at Miles Better Pies in Te Anau and made a stop at The Coffee Bomb in Garston, recommended! Nice little photography gallery next to the coffee truck, where I bought a small print.

After a few wind-blown scenic stops along the lake and we managed to find the hidden driveway to our airbnb, which was in a quiet residential area of Frankton on a steep mountainside across the lake from Queenstown. We had a spacious home with a nice deck and sunny views of Lake Wakatipu. The driveway was a nightmare to get out of, 5 point turn in the narrow driveway with a rock wall and shrubs lining the drive. Mastered it by the time we left!

Our first day was a lazy day, Doug was tired and I had vertigo, we stayed put and relaxed. The next day was a bit grey and threatened rain. Doug surprised me by wanting to go back to Lake Hayes, where we stayed 4 years ago during the epic “1 meter of rain in 3 days” event. He went bike riding on one of the days before the rains arrived, but was far away when the rains hit. Came back soaked, but laughing. So, we tried to walk around the lake this time, no bikes. But not surprising, it started to rain. Doug may not have been through with Lake Hayes, but it wasn’t through with him either! 😀 Headed to Arrowtown and had a long walk along the river there before the rain caught up with us again.

On our last day, the sun finally came out and we had a gorgeous day out. See next post!Read more