Queenstown

  • Walter Peak station

    Our day off in Queenstown was vewy vewy kwiet (Elmer Fudd voice). We’d been on the road for a while by now, with mostly very full days. Peter and I had done the gondola ride up to the lookout last time we were here on one of our few good weather days, so we didn’t…

  • A day in Queenstown

    Sunshine! We’d almost forgotten what it looked like. It glinted off the water, sparkled off the fresh snow on the mountain peaks, streaked the native grasses with golden highlights. I’d like to say it warmed the skin, but the air was still cool. After breakfast we caught the local bus downtown and walked up the…