Queenstown Thursday 6th February

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Another beautiful day in Queenstown
We walked along the edge of the lake from our hotel to the Steamship Wharf
Approaching the waterfront.
Today is a public holiday, quite a buzz about the place.
Coffee in the sun while waiting for our steamship.
We watched coal being loaded onto the ship.
It took the whole of this lorry load of coal.
SS Earnslaw
Sailing on SS Earnslaw on Wakatipu Lake
Through beautiful rugged scenery
To Walter Peak High Country Farm
They farm Merino and Pirandello sheep here.
The young sheep was fully shorn in a matter of minutes.
The two dogs brought the five sheep down from the top of the hill very efficiently
And ran them into their pen.
Beautiful gardens like the best of an English garden in high summer.
A superb BBQ meal in the lakeside restaurant
My desserts; there’s a lemon meringue tartlet hidden behind the chocolate and coffee mousse mini milk churn. The plum sorbet was outstanding.
Beauty all around.
The SS Earnslaw returning to pick us up.
I’m covered by cardigan and scarf to protect the bits that got burnt yesterday at the top of Bob’s Peak.
We sat out on deck for the trip home.
We walked back to the hotel through Queenstown Gardens. The holiday was to celebrate Waitangi Day; when a treaty was signed between the Maoris and the British.
The gardens were incredibly busy with music, dancing and picnicking families and young people.

We were struggling to get through the partying crowds when we met up with Karen & Neil from our tour group. Neil forged a path and we followed.

No evening meal tonight after such a lunch, just a glass of wine in the bar.

We fly out of Queenstown (and New Zealand!) to Melbourne tomorrow afternoon. The roads out of Queenstown are still a problem.

I think Australia will be very different.

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