Queenstown to Franz JosefArrowtownI am sad to leave Queenstown. Such a lovely town.We have a longer drive today to the village of Franz Josef Glacier. It’s about 5.5 hours not including any stops…. but of course we will be making lots of stops.Our first stop is Arrowtown which is a quaint and picturesque version of Niagara on the Lake. I buy myself a pair of merino and possum gloves.Super …
A Day in Middle Earth: Lord of the Rings CountryBennett’s Bluff LookoutThe day is bright and sunny in Queenstown. After taking the view in from our Airbnb patio, we hop in the car and head to Glenorchy for a hike.John is enjoying driving the curvy, uphill/down hill road. Every turn brings another gorgeous view.The vista stop at Bennett’s Bluff is definately worth the short climb: blue lake, dramatic mountains …
QueenstownTrip to QueenstownWe sleep in and get a late start from Te Anau. It is about a two hour drive to Queenstown. It is cool and overcast.We make a scenic lookout stop at the Devil’s Staircase. It is a pretty view but I can’t figure out why they call it the Devil’s Staircase for the life of me.Queenstown is a really lovely small town in the mountains, perched at …
At 9:30am, the temperature was a cold -8, feeling like -14 with the wind chill when our group convened in the parking lot at our hike end point in Niagara-on-the-Lake. There were eight of us in the group. As usual, we left our van at the 7km end point of our hike. We then left Louise and Lance’s car at the Old Firehall Restaurant in St David’s where we …