Day 30 March 2 Glenorchy and SS Earnslaw

balcony at breakfast

mist around

The sun was shining onto our balcony as we arose and we tested the temperature and it was much warmer than yesterday and so we decided to breakfast al fresco.

Glenorchy police vehicle

There is a small place at the head of Lake Tikatapu  called Glenorchy (this Mackenzie  country so a lot of Scottish influence).  We hadn't visited here before and it seemed a nice, short drive along the side of the lake.  We had some good lake views and so we stopped to photograph and it took about an hour.

view down the lake

 We had a hot chocolate and then looked round the small, pleasant town.  There were several activities going on including white water rafting which we declined the opportunity to partake.
 
 We went for a further drive round the lake and took more pictures.  We never tire of the the lake views and majestic mountains.
 
 
 We returned to Glenorchy for a snack, looked at the small shops and then returned by the lakeside route to Queenstown. 


We went to our little flat and walked into town.  We went to the SS Earnslaw office and booked a cruise for the evening with dinner at a sheep ranch on the opposite side of the lake.  We won't be home until after 2200 and so more of that tomorrow.  We then did a quick, unproductive tour of some of the shops before returning to the flat to prepare for the evening excursion.