Queenstown, the city too big for its boots! Ultimate adventure thrillers base camp. For us to be big kids again.
Having booked an apartment with 360 degree views of the water and hills we had our first night in enjoying some home cooked food and salad and great NZ beers and wine. In this chilled out relaxed state I decided to book us the gondola and Luge for the next morning. Erich was nervous and not too impressed but a brisk morning walk to beat the crowds and we were soon there.
The luge is a mix of go kart and sledge down a hill on a choice of tracks. It was a beautiful sunny day, although a bit windy but took the gondola to the top of Bobs peak. Helmets on and up another ski lift to the start of the tracks. BIt was great fun and we were busy whizzing down in no time making jumps and pushing it to the limits.
After our fun and games we decided to visit the kiwi park in Queenstown to visit some of the rare birds and see some kiwis. They are funny little things and enjoyed the relaxing afternoon wandering around the park and seeing the wildlife and fantastic Tuatara. This park takes in animals and birds which have been injured eg hit by a car and cannot be released into the wild. This was very appropriate as I was gutted to see a bird in the grill of our car when we pulled up at the hotel the day before.
The adventures in Queenstown didn’t stop there and we had great times walking around the lakefront and gardens and sampling local wine, beers and seafood. We even found a not so local Habanna bar with the best run cocktails
Think the people of Queenstown may be a little confused where we come from…
