We go to Paradise

view down Lake Wakatipu

 

...and the road to Glenorchy

 

lakeside

 

wetlands walk at Glenorchy

 

..beautiful day for reflections

 

me and a bird

 

 

road to Paradise

 

LOTR country

 

 

 

 

café at Kinlock

 

view from the bus

We go to Paradise... and Glenorchy and Kinlock.  Today - in the shade of the mountain we are tucked in beside - it was still only 5 degrees at 9.00am.  Then the sun rose (for us) and we've had a scortcher, I forgot the sunscreen so I'm a bit red!

We took the car along the Glenorchy - Queenstown road (stunning views down Lake Wakatipu) to Glenorchy and did the wetlands walk there, that takes about 1 and 1/2 hours.  We had a picnic lunch by the wharf shed then drove through Paradise to the end of the road.  This is where the Rees Dart Track starts and is also where lots of the LOTR was filmed.  All round this part of the South Island actually.  This road was surprising because although most of it is open paddocks there were some areas of beech forest which the road wound through.

Then we drove back through Paradise towards Glenorchy but took the bridge over the Dart River and went down to Kinlock.  To my surprise there was a cafe there so we checked it out.  Then we drove some more dirt roads looking at the scenery.  Back at the bus it's a beautiful evening - probably be another cold one tonight though!