NZ Part 11 : Where Adrenaline Runs High @ Queenstown

The landscape from Mount Cook to Queenstown is very diversified. We pass through lakes, hills and gorge, valleys and passes, farms and vineyards.

We drove through Cromwell that is known for farming and fruits. And then through the quite notorious Lindis Pass where the road is actually at the highest elevation in the South Island; with tight corners and turns and up hills and downhills. Katanya sangat cantik semasa winter when the hills are dusted with snow.

We also passed by the renowned AJ Hacket bungy jump site. But there were no takers for the bungy from our faint-hearted camper passengers.. haha. And we also drove through the Kawarau Gorge yang - and let me repeat myself over and over - teramat cantik. Dan di sini juga terletaknya the Roaring Meg Stream and dam and also the Roaring Meg hydro station. The water is bluer than blue. From the name you can imagine what the flow of the water is like - exactly that - roaring.

We made a quick stop at the river look-out; just enough time for us to have a look and take some photos. We then ran back to the camper and continued on to Queenstown. (ps - sila ingat gambar pemuda yang bergaya macho - konon - yang memakai baju kuning ini..)

We came to Queenstown which is sooo beautiful on the edge of Lake Wakatipu.

Queenstown views.

Queenstown is called the adrenaline junkie heaven. Apa yang tak ada di sini - bungy jumping, paragliding, mountain biking, skiing, jet boating, hot air balloon rides, luge, white water rafting, sky diving dan entah apa lagi. Just name your game.

We took the gondola (that is the cable car for you and me here).

The view from the top is really something. You can see the lakes for miles and miles.

We went on the luge. The boys loved the rides. But I enjoyed the view even more. Saya tak pandai luge; not my game. The boys zinged past me.



I call this ski lifts / chairs. Tapi sebab kat sini tak de snow tak tahu nak panggil apa.. lol.. Anyway. You need to take this lift in order to ride the luge. Saya suka scenery yang amat cantik. Namun sangat gayat! All the time I was thinking, why did I ever agree to this?

If bungy jumping is your cup of tea, you can jump off this ledge too.

Ini selingan - remember the pemuda berbaju kuning dalam gambar di atas?

This was what he was wearing, in fact. Beratus km dia pandu di NZ dengan berpelikat! Bila tangkap gambar dia berpesan, snap dada ke atas saja.. (after all the camper was our home for a while)

We camped at a huge camp ground with full facilities in Queenstown. It reminds me of the college residence hall of my younger days. Clean. Very well maintained. Dan cerah!

Our camp site. See how many campers there are here.  It is located just a mere 10mins walk from the town center and the gondola (that is why it is popular I suppose). So after Maghrib we walked to the shops looking for souvenirs. Lots of souvenirs can be found in Queenstown - those in Asian owned shops are almost always cheaper..

More views of the camp site. Macam2 ragam.

Sunrise on our camping ground.

We moved on further south after Queenstown to Invercargill, Bluff and Milford Sound. And then returned to Queenstown for an extra night before moving north towards the glaciers.

I think I will keep the NZ posts short from here on. Have to keep moving!




~ xoxo