The day around Queenstown

After days and days of constantly moving, Queenstown was the place to be for the next few days. Queenstown seems to have everything in the outdoor activity department, from speed boats and mountain biking to snow skiing and bungy jumping...it all seems to be there. For every visitor, you could gage your outdoor activity intensity and choose whatever activity you wanted. It's such a big kids playground. They've made a real effort to promote all different types of outdoor activities to keep the tourist coming all at time of the year.

 It was really pleasant to be "off" for a day and have time to just relax and do whatever you wanted without having to meet a bus...train or plane schedule. On this beautiful fall like day, I wandered up to the botanical gardens for a bit of a walk and to get some fresh air. On a great fall day..when the air is crisp and cool, I started walking up to the botanical gardens.

It was great to walk around and see the sleepy town while people leisurely enjoyed their weekend activities. I had a great time walking around listening to music...and following the trial around the lake.

 It was a great day to read the newspaper outside... or play frisbie golf in the park, going on the speed boat...going fishing and taking a morning run. It was refreshing to be there.

 I saw a group of old folks playing Patonc a the local country club in their Sunday best.

 This was a war memorial to the different soldiers...and possibly explorers...

I was walking and walking that day....getting a little carried away by the music...and the beautiful scenery around the lake...to notice...

Just looking around enjoying the water and the boats...

 Seeing the locals...running biking or out with their dogs...

the occasional tourist...

The old delapidated docks and boats...

I just kept going....until I realized I'd arrived at the next town...so I guess I'll walk back now...:)

It was such a beautiful day...I enjoyed it alot....

 By the time I got back...there was a cloudy mist rolling out over the water...the sun was so bright...it bounced off the water...making everything hard to see.

When I finally got back....I met a friend from the trip out for dinner for a well deserved...fish n chips...yummo.