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    • TravelerBröllopsresan
      Day 22

      Jetboat mm i Queenstown

      November 22, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Vår jetboat-tur började mer dramatiskt än den nog brukar. Det gick riktigt höga vågor på Wakatipu-sjön och kajen, som saknar vågbrytare, är formad som ett horn så där blev de ännu större och slog över kanten. Vi fick kliva på båten en bit bort från ordinarie brygga för att det skulle gå lättare att komma ombord. Det stänkte rejält när båten tog oss ut på sjön med en riktig berg-och-dal-bana på vågorna. De skrikande unga asiatiska tjejerna som satt intill gjorde det än mer underhållande!

      Sedan bar det av upp på floderna Kawarau och Shotover där vattnet var betydligt lugnare. Hög fart med slalom mellan träd, brofundament och sandbankar. Dessutom med några 180-graderssvängar. Båten kunde verkligen svänga på en femöring - och det snabbt.

      De olika operatörerna har delat upp floden mellan sig, och Kjet som vi åkte med hade den nedersta delen, därav möjligheten att åka båt ända från Queenstown. Längre upp är floden mer dramatisk, smalare och med stupande bergsväggar, men vill man uppleva det får man välja en annan jetbåtsfirma eller ge sig ut på forspaddling.

      När vi tog oss tillbaka till Queenstown så fick vi lägga till vid en brygga i en lugnare del av sjön för att sedan bussas till vanliga hamnen. De hade väl insett hur riskabel deras vanliga hamn hade blivit, vilket också illustrerades av en privatbåt som spolats upp på land.

      Sedan strosade vi runt lite innan avfärd till flygplatsen, bland annat i en park med fåglar som hävdade sina revir både mot varandra och människor.      Read more

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    • TravelerWeltreise
      Day 493

      Workaway in Frankton

      August 19, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

      Freitag bin ich von Cardrona nach Frankton, einem Vorort von Queenstown, gefahren.

      Die letzten Tage habe ich bei Sal und Pete noch etwas im Garten geholfen und bin immer mit Alfie spazieren gewesen.

      Bei meinem neuen Workaway hat mich Janet begrüßt. Sie ist Donnerstag 50 geworden und arbeitet als Zahnärztin. Ihr Mann ist momentan in Auckland. Da sie übers Wochenende bei ihrer Tochter Sasha (14J) beim Rudern zugeguckt hat, habe ich auf die Hündin „Shadow“ aufgepasst. Ihre andere Tochter Olivia (17 J) war aber auch zu Hause. Außerdem haben sie noch einen Sohn, der in Auckland studiert. Und dann gibts noch die Katze „Tiger“ und den Schafbock „Lämmlämm“.
      Sie vermieten auch noch ein Gästecottage an Touristen, das ist momentan aber nicht besetzt.

      Neben dem Hundesitten helfe ich auch etwas im Garten. Hauptsächlich stutze ich die Obstbäume und harke das Laub zusammen. Das Grundstück ist echt wunderschön: man sieht die schneebedeckten Gipfel, es gibt einen Obstgarten, Gemüsebeete und ganz viele Blumen, sowie ein paar Bienenstöcke, um die sich der Papa kümmert. Auch wenn jetzt im Winter nicht so viel davon zu sehen ist, kann man sich vorstellen, wie es im Sommer aussieht.

      Ich habe mein eigenes Reich im Nebengebäude, dem sogenannten Spielzimmer. Also echt mal wieder Glück gehabt mit dem Workaway!      Read more

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    • TravelerNew Zealand
      Day 12

      Queenstown

      October 14, 2016 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      A fun Lord of the Rings-themed trek around the Queenstown area with some bonus knowledge gained about the area's gold rush in the 1800s. The 4th photo is of Skipper's Canyon, which the miners had to hike over the mountains to reach. A road to the settlement was so difficult to carve out of the mountainside that it took 7 years to complete.
      Oh, and our guide, Jonty, very nonchalantly told us right at the end about which Uruk he played in LOTR. Apparently it's no big deal...      Read more

    • TravelerGalapagos, Neuseeland
      Day 65

      Queenstown

      March 9, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Obwohl wir zur Zeit in einem Vorort von Queenstown logieren, haben wir das trubelige Touristenzentrum bislang links liegen gelassen und heute die erste Etappe des Routeburn Tracks absolviert (hin und zurück). Ein wirklich toller Weg bis zu den Routeburn Falls. Und auch für Botaniker und Ornithologen ist dieses mal etwas dabei. Ob in der Wurzelhöhle wohl die Zwerge wohnen....?Read more

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    • TravelerBiking and other stuff
      221
      Day 15

      Shifted camp....

      March 8, 2022 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      We awoke to a lovely dawn this morning and made preparations to move to our new accommodation in Queenstown. We are pretty good at packing up and loading the car - Nick told me before we left Wellington that we would and as usual he was right!
      We decided to take our coffee at Cromwell and we went down to the old town and found that many of people there were preparing to set out on the Lake Dunstan trail - before as we drove from Clyde to Cromwell we noted the bikers on the trail and looked out for Mum's friend Judith who was riding it with her husband ( Mum has since spoken to Judith and she seems to have completed the trail without incident - so that's comforting).
      It was such a lovely day and it was pleasant to be enjoying the sun again.
      We drove up the Kawarau gorge - stopping off at the Roaring Meg for photos.
      We got to our house in "Shotover Country" and unpacked.
      Then we decided to go to a winery for lunch - our house owner had recommended Akarua Winery and it was a great choice. We sat out under trees in an open courtyard. We went for a platter with some additional plates and a glass of their wine - the girls Pinot Noir and Bob and I a dry Riesling.
      We so enjoyed the lunch and wine in such a lovely situation.
      Then we came back home and have done little since - Robyn & Mary went for a walk and I took a few more photos.
      Some TV and very soon bed.
      Tomorrow we think we will go for a sort ride and its been a few days now since we were on a bike.      Read more

    • TravelerBiking and other stuff
      Day 18

      Resting................

      March 11, 2022 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      It was a late start today and we all had a few after effects from yesterday - it was clear that the ride in the sun had taking a toll on our poor old bodies.
      But we mustered up enough strength to get in the car and drive to Arrowtown for brunch at Provisions. There was a good crowd at the café and we thoroughly enjoyed our brunch and coffee and bought some of the last four "sticky buns" to take home for afternoon tea. We wandered up and down the main street and sometime near the river - I took some photos too.
      We got home early afternoon and we all had a nap - and felt a lot better for that. Had our "sticky buns" and planned the evening meal.
      Bob and I went and picked up the Italian dishes we had ordered online and bought 1kg of Gelato - that was a spur of the moment thing.
      So you can see that it was a pretty easy day for us old people, but it wasn't finished yet. We sat outside in the lovely mild evening and drank a bottle of Coleraine to celebrate our achievements - then it was into the takeaways and Gelato.
      So it was good to stay that extra day so we can head back to Nan's tomorrow feeling rested and a little tanned too.      Read more

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