QUEENSTOWN
Monday, 20th August 2012
We
actually almost left Melbourne bound for Queenstown on time…We set the alarm
for 3:45a.m., completed the usually long list of tasks compiled by David and
finally left home at 5:40a.m.
The
queue of traffic heading towards the airport terminals was unbelievable, but
after all, it was Monday morning. We drove straight to the Long Term car park
and armed ourselves with our six-foot long ski bag, 2 large suitcases, 2 skiing
day packs, 2 bum bags and my new large handbag. It was quite a circus getting
everything to the check-in counters, but we made it…Customs,
both in Australia and New Zealand, was quite straight forward – it helps to be
mature-aged travelers…
We
arrived in Queenstown, disappointed at the lack of snow on the mountains
compared with last year at about 2:15p.m., went straight through customs and
picked up our Toyota Highlander, very comfy it was too, then headed for New
World supermarket. “Have you got the LIST?”…David has a list for
everything!!... “NO!!!”…IT turned up next day in the PURPLE FOLDER. We shopped
by guess work, didn’t miss too much, but had to go back the next day…
We
found our accommodation via our trusty Tom-tom, upgraded with New Zealand maps.
“Top 10 Holiday Parks, Creeksyde was amazing. Very close to the City Centre,
had recycling, a worm farm for food scraps, beautiful trees and a lovely
garden…a very hard bed, a little sleep-in ready for the day…
Tuesday, 21st August 2012
We
dressed in our XC skiing gear and headed up to Coronet Peak – very little snow
and nowhere for us to ski. Driving back to town I mentioned that a friend had
been on a Jet Boat ride…we arrived at the wharf with 2 minutes to spare. We sat
in the front next to the driver, I was terrified and David was very sick – a
very bad expensive idea. We spent the rest of the day in bed, after tea we
finished the supermarket shopping…We repacked our bags and got ready for the
Snow Farm.
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