Mar 9, 2009 - Hangover/Cold/Cable Car/Cinema/blaady blaaa

Today we were suffering! I spend the morning hungover wandering around the campsite, not quite knowing what to do to make it go away!!! and I smelt of burger.Today we were suffering! I spend the morning hungover wandering around the campsite, not quite knowing what to do to make it go away!!! and I smelt of burger....

Mar 8, 2009 - Rain, Golf, and Booze!

Today Ozz wanted to play a spot of golf as there are supposed to be a few nice courses around here.Today Ozz wanted to play a spot of golf as there are supposed to be a few nice courses around here....

Mar 7, 2009 - Bungeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

There must have been something funny in my burger last night as I woke up this morning thinking about something that I never EVER though would ever cross my mind.There must have been something funny in my burger last night as I woke up this morning thinking about something that I never EVER though would ever cross my mind....

Mar 6, 2009 - Queenstaaaaaaaaaan

It rained a lot last night and was pretty miseable when we woke up but cheered up a bit.It rained a lot last night and was pretty miseable when we woke up but cheered up a bit....

Mar 5, 2009 - 8 hours drive to Queenstown!

Today we had a loooooooooooooooooooooooong drive! but never have we seen scenery like it! Every time we drove round a corner we were mouths wide open "this is amazing!" then you drive round another corner and it just changes and goes on and on and on and it is amazing! The South Island really is the most beautiful place I have ever seen! We made quite a few photo stops today! especially when we saw the snow capped mountains behind the piercing blue lake! it is like another world to me. Queenstown is surrounded by ... alpine mountains, it has a massive lake and to me is what I imagined a ski town to look like (probably has something to do with it being a ski town in the winter!) If you don't know about Queenstown it is extreme-ville! ...

Feb 26, 2009 - Queenstown (part 3)

New Zealand has the habit of creeping up on you. Such a thing happened to me when I left the cinema in Queenstown. ... I went in with the skys grey and cloudy and when I came out a couple of hours later the sun had burst through and the view literally took my breath away.New Zealand has the habit of creeping up on you. Such a thing happened to me when I left the cinema in Queenstown. ... I went in with the skys grey and cloudy and when I came out a couple of hours later the sun had burst through and the view literally took my breath away....

Feb 3, 2009 - Queenstown

Queenstown came into being as the center of gold mining in New Zealand. ... Since Queenstown was on the large Lake Wakatipu, boats were used for this task, but it wasn’t until 1912 when the government commissioned the giant TS Earnslaw 1200 sheep could be moved at a time. ... Queenstown, with its idyllic setting on the lake beneath The Remarkables a jagged toothed mountain range, is the locus for tourists for miles around. ...

Jan 10, 2009 - Queenstown

We were up and at ‘em the next morning as we were driving to Queenstown. ... It was like Peter Kay’s “Car’s Gone” sketch where Emma was doing the slow motion run / walk !!) We arrived in Queenstown around 2pm, as the sun started to shine. ... I bribed the girls to stay a little longer (a G&T and a couple of apple juices normally do the trick !) Roisin finished her G&T and off we went to discover Queenstown and empty our wallets on adventure sports !!! Had a bite to eat in town, then Martin (tried to) put the girls to bed while I went for a run along Lake Wakatipu that Queenstown sits beside. ... ) We then drove to the gondola in Queenstown, which took us up to the Skyline restaurant, summer luge (toboggan) and BUNGY JUMP! Martin had booked his jump at 3. ... Views over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu were beautiful. ...

Dec 10, 2008 - Queenstown

Hi Everybody, Yesterday we attempted to catch a peek at the Fox and Franz glaciers on our way to Haast but unfortunately the rain and clouds prevented us from seeing them. Today we left Haast early in the morning and began the drive to Queenstown. ... The weather was perfect and we made it to queenstown in 3 hours just in time to hop onto a jet boat ride through the shotover river canyon. ... Kiwis are crazy, a jet boat is just a giant jet ski that carries 12 people and flies at something like a million mph through rocky narrow canyons.Hi Everybody, Yesterday we attempted to catch a peek at the Fox and Franz glaciers on our way to Haast but unfortunately the rain and clouds prevented us from seeing them. Today we left Haast early in the morning and began the drive to Queenstown. ... The weather was perfect and we made it to queenstown in 3 hours just in time to hop onto a jet boat ride through the shotover river canyon. ... Kiwis are crazy, a jet boat is just a giant jet ski that carries 12 people and flies at something like a million mph through rocky narrow canyons....

Dec 1, 2008 - Vom Fjordland durch die Berge nach Queenstown

In Te Anau machen wir nur kurz Halt für das Internet und zum Einkaufen und fahren dann weiter nach Queenstown, der neuseeländischen "Hauptstadt des Abenteuers", wie sie sich selber gern bezeichnet. ... Queenstown ist eine nette kleine Stadt mit sehr viel Tourismus und in einem großen Event-Zentrum gleich am Ortseingang wird vom Riverrafting bis zum Bungeejumping alles angeboten, was Neuseeland der Adrenalin-Generation zu bieten hat. ... ------------------------------------------------- From Fjordland we crossed the mountains for Kingston and Queenstown, two nice little towns in the heartland of the "adventure" like bungee jumping or river rafting, both not for us. ...