We managed to arrive in Queenstown which is like Wanaka on steriods, just in time for the annual winter festival. Free concerts, street entertainment and fireworks. The town is full of young travellers from overseas. Queenstown is the ultimate holiday town. The bus spat us out into the busy town centre and our first impressions were not good. However, once we had made our way down to the beautiful lake and had lunch in the sun looking on to the magnificent view, our mood improved. We are staying at the Colonial Village Motel, an ancient motel but must have one of the best views in Queenstown, and our unit has a bath!!
Friday 24th Jun 2011
We followed a delightful 30 km cycle track that followed the lakeside from the town towards the north and then around to a peninsular called Kelvin Heights. It's now 2 days after the winter solstice and we have had a gloriously sunny day. We have now cycled 1783 km since Wellington. We are going into the town centre tonight for the opening of the winter festival events. Les is going to wear her scarf and Ash is going to turn his track pants out in order to blend in with the party crowd.
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