Cheers from Queenstown :)

Morning of day 9

Queenstown is amazing...

If you could blend Lake Tahoe, a little bit of Laguna Beach, and fill it with thrill seeking, nature loving, skiing, shopping, granola eating globe treking adrenaline junkies...that would be likened to this town on Lake Wakatipu :)

David and I took a leisurely pace through Mt. Aspiring National Park where fall has definitely come to NZ. The air is cooler and the colors have been changing. We spent some time in Wanaka on the advice of many locals. Way fun, also on a lake, and a micro version of Queenstown, but not as overpriced. We even took a small power nap on the lakefront, lunched on the shores of Lake Hawea...just a nice easy day. Our Aunt Cathy was flying into Queenstown tonight and our dad and uncle were already there. Mom decided to stay home because she wasn't feeling well.

Dave and I met the fam at the hotel, had a few cocktails in the bar where there was some sort of threatre troup putting on a gold rush evening, complete with costumes music and the whole bit. Quite entertaining, some of them joined us for drinks and good times were had :) I took some great pics... (i know...you'll see them!)

After that we all had a nice dinner until about 10:30 at night. Today the fam is headed to our friends sheep station 2hrs south of here for some flyfishing and carrying on. Dave and I are sticking around Queenstown for a bit longer and will catch up with them later.

Right now I'm going to check out some of the sites...it's a gorgeous day! Should make for some great pics :)

John,