Jump to the full entry & travel map Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand Spent yesterday at Wanaka walking around the town shops, siting by the lake and also the annual craft market, Johnny bought some gifts for his family Though the heat was too much for Johnny so we sat in the shade for a while The afternoon we were waiting for the bus 30mins late due to running after the crimbo break In NZ everything is shut christmas day, like the UK but opposite of UK most places in the most toursty places will open on boxing day crimbo is not taken as seriously as the UK arrived at Queenstown at 6ish ;later than planned, headed for the campsite Johnny had found before when he came problem we found was, the prices shoot up over this period, and with New year coming the prices were a lot more than we had paid stil it was a very modern campsite which made you not feel so bad Today we first walked for 2hrs up hill to the where the chairlift/gondola goes up to get fantastic views of Queenstown tiring, but a pleasant walk the views were so worth it!! but also we got to go on a luge!! which is self controlled go kart, it was awesome!! goes as fast as you like, johnny kept cutting up the young kids tut tut we then had lunch and walked around the park, it was a pretty park right on the lake, Queenstown is surrounded by the Alpes, (their own version, not europes) beautiful and gorgeous surrounding, and one of the reasons why many tourists travel down the south island the views are jst immense! After a walk we went to the oldest house which was built in the 1860;s not as old as UK buildings, but you have ot let the Kiwis call it history for them as its such a young country then headed into town and organised our trip for the Milford sound tomorow also i did some job hunting hot day so in a pub for a drink
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Definitly tourist capital of NZ — Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand
