Blogs from Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 5

We went to Skyline Which means that we queued for a long time before getting on to a Gondola and going up the side of a mountain to where we had a lovely lunch with amazing views and then we caught a chair lift up even higher to where we Luge'd (little speed cart things that wind down tracks around the side of the mountain - suffice to say I was not the best at moderating my speed I osculated between really fast and stop - normally stop on the corners where the 8 year olds overtook me). Then we came down via the Gondola and went to Patagonia for the hugest ice-cream ever - we both had dark chocolate and macadamia nut and it took nearly 30 mins to eat. Then we went off to ... read more

Well I made it - three flights and four countries, in as many days, but I am here. Feeling considerably better after a shower I can tell you !!!! Toria met me at the airport then cooked me a Christmas nut roast which we shared with her boyfriend and her mate. I am writing this from the tranquillity of her back garden, which sits in a valley, that nestles between beautiful rolling hills. I am loving sitting in 66 degrees of sunny heat at 6.30 in the evening. Present opening awaits - with cheese n biscuits although I may not make it past 9pm and apparently I have a surprise I the morning. I will write more when I am more with it. Bam hit that sleep wall :-)... read more

Henrys Birthday ? – Bernadettes Neffe ist heute ein Jahr alt geworden und die ganze Familie ist sehr erfreut über sein liebevolles Wesen und seine tägliche Bereicherung! Guten Morgen liebe Natur – guten Morgen ihr sauggierigen Sandfliegen *ätsch* uns könnt ihr nicht fressen, denn wir liegen hier im Sicheren… Was für ein tolles Panorama und erst der Sternenhimmel in der Nacht ? Nach einem kurzen Frühstück (Joghurt und Kaffee für Stefan und Tee für Bernadette) geht es auf die Reise, die erste Station sind die blau-türkisen Blue Pools – es geht mal wieder über eine Hängebrücke, aber Bernadette meistert diese schon mit viel größerer Gelassenheit! Im warmen Sommer ist es hier sicher sehr lässig von der Brücke hinab zu springen, oder auch nur einfach zu schwimmen – heute ist es jedoch bei 11° etwas zu kalt… ... read more

Couple of happy photos!... read more

Yesterday I was unable to post a blog update due to a late night of activities and an extremely slow internet access. I have worked out the internet access. After flying all day, we arrived in Queenstown, NZ, home of many sports activities in New Zealand. Queenstown is located on the south end of the south island, at the foothills of the Southern Alps, which run down the west cost of the south island. It is located on Lake Wakatipu, a stunning setting with the southern alps in the background coming right down to the water. I must say it was beautiful flying into this airport. We left early today for the four your drive to the Milford Sound, one of the fjords in the Fjord National Park in NZ. This was the area used for ... read more