Room with a view

Room with a view

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

day 5 Where is the time going?

Up early for a beautiful day in Queenstown. Breakfast of a egg and bacon pie. they had all sorts of meat pies. We broke into groups and wandered and took photos and shopped. Then we went up the gondola and took panoramic photos and ate lunch... fish and chips.The food is very British and good. We drove to Wanaka late in the day and crossed the highest paved road in New Zealand. Usually at this time of year, it's not open due to snow, but there's very little as they've had a warm fall. We are getting up before dawn to take our tripods to the lake for photos. Should be interesting if the moon is still up. It seems bigger and brighter. We also have seen the Southern Cross constellation that's only in the southern hemisphere.

4 comments:

  1. Any fun sweets or desserts? ;p

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  2. I had some yummy ice cream a few days ago. The meals are hearty so not much room for desserts. I did buy a dark chocolate bar with ginger. Oh, I forgot the ginger snaps and the shortbreads are really great. We went to a grocery store and bought snacks.

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  3. No effects from quakes? How far are you from the epicenter?

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  4. We've had no tremors here. Christchurch is on the eastern side of the island, but we are not that far in the scheme of things. Our driver, Karl, had damage at his house there. He says people are really fed up with it and many may leave. They have just started to rebuild when this happens.

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