My Pictures

Queenstown

March/03 - On the way to Queenstown and taking a shortcut . . . oops, guess it won't be so quick after all! (27kb) Some of the dogs are working hard, and others are hanging out in the shade of the truck! (36kb) Driving through the Kawaru River valley on Friday evening - goldfields, vineyards, beautiful sights all along the way (16kb) Our first view of the Remarkables (29kb) The view from our self contained apartment in Queenstown on Friday night, about 8pm (37kb)
Heading downtown for dinner - what great views (15kb) This is looking back at where we stayed, in the complex in the trees, about 5 minutes from downtown (54kb) Paragliders coming down from Bob's Peak above where we stayed - Tam, Joe and Sara went paragliding on Sat at Coronet Peak (40kb) Our unit - a great place to stay, 2 bedrooms, full kitchen and bath for about 8NZ a night in full summer (73kb) Lunch at Winnie Bagoes, in Queenstown on Saturday after the bungy jumping (49kb)
Heading up the gondola to Bob's Peak, with Queenstown below us (40kb) View of Queenstown and the Remarkables from Bob's Peak (38kb) Great view of Lake Wakatipu (19kb) Standing a little too close to the rail for me . . . (33kb) Taking the chairlift up to ride the luge (47kb)
While T, J, and S went paraglilding in the afternoon, I took a long mountain bike ride, first up a trail above Lake Wakatipu . . . (34kb) then through the Queenstown Botanical Gardens, . . . (106kb) Then out past the Franklin arm . . . it was a perfect day to be outside (52kb) I ended up at the lake, but it was a little too brisk for me to go swimming! (63kb) Before dinner, we took advantange of the spa at the motel - now this is the view to have when you're in the whirlpool! (37kb)
Paragliders over Queenstown in the evening (24kb) Heading out for Joe's birthday dinner (21kb) The skies were magnificent - no wonder Queenstown is such a hot destination (21kb) Dinner at the Cow (44kb) Heading out early Sunday morning for Glenorchy, 45 minutes north of Q-town - this is Mt Earnslaw, the background for Isengard in LOTR (12kb)
Up at the Dart River - we took the 4wd van up, then hiked over to the river and jet boated down (37kb) Arrowtown - the location for the Ford of Bruinen in LOTR (59kb) Obviously, it's not too deep here - they digitally superimposed the flood in the scene from footage of the Shotover River nearby (47kb) But it all looked very familiar - lots of fun to walk around on the set! (35kb)