Oh well. So much for the perfect vacation. We had been planning to go to Milford Sound yesterday. It is said to be a spectacular glacial fjord that you can cruise in with rocky peaks, and clear waters. [We did NOT take this picture but it should give you an idea of what we missed.]
There are two ways to get to Milford from Queenstown -- a 13 hour round trip bus ride or a 30 minute each way flight. We opted to fly but, unfortunately, the weather was not good -- too windy -- and the flight was cancelled. We might have made it on the bus, but ... we hadn't chosen that option.
There are worse things of course than being stuck in Queenstown. We went for a long walk along the lake and then went out wine tasting. Found some truly stunning wines at Peregrine Winery and actually bought some for shipment back to the States. Ask us for a taste when they arrive and you'll see what we mean. We also tried to go watch someone bungy jumping -- but unfortunately nobody was brave enough/stupid enough to do it while we were there, so all we saw was this deep, fear-inducing gorge.
And so, our trip on the South Island ends today. We fly north to Rotarua and tomorrow morning we begin a 4-day hike around Lake Waikaremoana. Should be fun, though they say it is raining up north today. In any event, we will be "off the grid" until Friday afternoon NZ time and there won't be any more blogs until then.
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