Queenstown, March 2009
Queenstown is a beautiful town situated on Lake Wakatipu, and was the starting point for our New Zealand adventure. Below are pictures from some of the "tamer" activities that we did here - going up the gondola, visiting the Kiwi Birdlife Park, and trying the Luge. We also had some great food here, including the best fish'n'chips we had (Milford Sound came a close second followed by Matamata in third), and heavenly gelato at Patagonia Chocolates - the passionfruit flavor in particular was to die for!! :)
View of Mt. Cook from the airplane when flying from Auckland to Queenstown. |
View from the top of the Queenstown gondola. |
View from the top of the gondola of Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables Mountains. |
View from the top of the gondola of Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables Mountains. |
View from the top of the gondola. |
View from the top of the gondola. |
A paraglider drifts past. |
Mike at the top of the gondola. |
Mike at the top of the gondola. |
A paraglider taking off from the area near the Luge chairlift at the top of the gondola. |
Lift-off! |
The view up the valley from the gondola. The hills on the left include Coronet Peak which is where we did our paragliding from. |
Mike at the top of the gondola with a paraglider taking off behind him. |
View from the top of the Queenstown Gondola. |
Mike prepares to tackle the Luge after finding a helmet that fit his big head! |
Me about to head off to try the Luge. |
Mike on the chairlift heading up to the top of the Luge course. |
On the chairlift heading up to the luge. |
The view from the top of the Luge course looking down at part of the course. |
Coming down the luge. |
Me behind a cut-out of a Kiwi bird outside the Kiwi House. |
A Kea in the Kiwi Birdlife Park in Queenstown. |
A Kea in the Kiwi Birdlife Park. |
A Kea in the Kiwi Birdlife Park. |
More birds in the Kiwi Birdlife Park. |
A duck in the Kiwi Birdlife Park. |
Another duck in the Kiwi Birdlife Park. |
A falcon (?) in the Kiwi Birdlife Park. |
Fergburger's Menu - recommended by our Sea Kayaking guide in Milford Sound! |
The view from the Gondola in the evening as the sun is starting to set. |
The view from the Gondola in the evening as the sun is starting to set. |
The view from the Gondola in the evening as the sun is starting to set. |