31-03-07Weather report... Rain during the night, woke to a crisp bright sunny morning, then intermittent sun and showers through the day.
We elected to get breakfast at one of the cafes in town, and I went for a long overdue fry up! Very nice it was too, in fact all the meals we've had so far have been excellent. I've found it hard to find fault in anything since we've been here ;o)
After breakfast we drove along the lake shore road to a remote village, Glenorchy, at the lake head, this was the setting for a number of the LOTR scenes and the start place for a number of the famous hiking trails. The lake here is massive, it must be at least 30 miles long end to end. We had a spot to eat in Glenorchy and then drove back, through Queenstown on up to Arrowtown which is an old mining community.
On the way through to Arrowtown we loitered at the bridge over the Shotover river where they do jet boating along the river and watched a few boats doing 360's on the river before storming off down the gully.
We had a quick wander around Arrowtown during which time Deb decided to wander off without telling me where she was going. I then spent the next 10 minutes wandering round looking for her, I had visions off her having fallen a cliff. Although, if she had been kidnapped, I had only to wait a few minutes before they would bring her back ;o)))) I eventually found her crouched down doing arty photo shots, she has become addicted to photography, I now have to wait in the car whilst she pops out to take a photo off every leaf.
To punish Deb for wandering off, on the way back from Arrowtow, I persuaded her to have a ride on the Jet boat as a pre-birthday treat. I'll let her describe that episode to you on her return but I had a great time and we both came off the boat wet! Although I was impressed that Debs hair was still in place even after flying along at 70 km/hour on the river with water flying everywhere. This was a monumental moment for Deb, yes she does do water!!! I think she's got the bug for dangerous sports now, next stop the bungy....
Back into town, a quick tidy up to dry and reset Debs hair then out for a curry.
We elected to get breakfast at one of the cafes in town, and I went for a long overdue fry up! Very nice it was too, in fact all the meals we've had so far have been excellent. I've found it hard to find fault in anything since we've been here ;o)
After breakfast we drove along the lake shore road to a remote village, Glenorchy, at the lake head, this was the setting for a number of the LOTR scenes and the start place for a number of the famous hiking trails. The lake here is massive, it must be at least 30 miles long end to end. We had a spot to eat in Glenorchy and then drove back, through Queenstown on up to Arrowtown which is an old mining community.
On the way through to Arrowtown we loitered at the bridge over the Shotover river where they do jet boating along the river and watched a few boats doing 360's on the river before storming off down the gully.
We had a quick wander around Arrowtown during which time Deb decided to wander off without telling me where she was going. I then spent the next 10 minutes wandering round looking for her, I had visions off her having fallen a cliff. Although, if she had been kidnapped, I had only to wait a few minutes before they would bring her back ;o)))) I eventually found her crouched down doing arty photo shots, she has become addicted to photography, I now have to wait in the car whilst she pops out to take a photo off every leaf.
To punish Deb for wandering off, on the way back from Arrowtow, I persuaded her to have a ride on the Jet boat as a pre-birthday treat. I'll let her describe that episode to you on her return but I had a great time and we both came off the boat wet! Although I was impressed that Debs hair was still in place even after flying along at 70 km/hour on the river with water flying everywhere. This was a monumental moment for Deb, yes she does do water!!! I think she's got the bug for dangerous sports now, next stop the bungy....
Back into town, a quick tidy up to dry and reset Debs hair then out for a curry.
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