The life of Luxury
So we have become official flashpackers since we last spoke, living the life of luxury – each with our own private bedroom with panoranmic views over the mountains, our own private ensuite with marble tiles, a bath and a raindance shower. Basically we have lived it up in a 5* chalet with a Land rover sport and a personal golf buggy!
We have been staying in Queenstown at Charlie’s auntie house and have experienced the other side of life. The chalet was amazing and was at the bottom of the valley so you were surrounded by mountains and basically the most breathtaking views we had seen for a while.
Queenstowns and the surrounding area itself is an adventure playground. There is so much to do here from skiing to mountain biking to bungees, sky dives and quad bike adventures.
The first day we explored the really cute town of Arrowtown – it was something out of an 1900s movie set – looking exactly like a gold mining village a 100 years ago. In the summer you can go gold-panning and you are guranteed to find a lump of gold (which would be much needed now).
The next day we went skiing on Coronet – the view were stunning and the runs were suitable for all levels. We hired ski equipment and a half day ski pass for $100 nzd which is roughly 50 pounds! There were a few falls but nothing major. However around 4pm the winds picked up to 90kph and we were literally blown off the mountain – I even managed to ski uphill! So we were forced to leave and retreat to the hot tub back at the chalet!
The next day we went on a wine tasting tour. We drove around 5 different winehouses and tasted a selection of different wines – in one we were even treated to an 20 minute video which featured some amazing acting! Fi is now a pro red wine conisseur and I could recommend a few good whites! We also stopped by the the first commerical bungee in New Zealand and watched a few people jump – although due to the lack of funds and the cold weather we decided not to do it ourselves (or that is what we say!!!). The bungee itself was set over an amzing blue river and the setting was spectacular – I would defiantely recommend doing it here if its your first time!
Yesterday we headed up the gondala in queenstown and went luging for $30. The views from the top are amazing – I don’t think any of us were prepared for how pretty NZ was going to be!!!! Luging was great fun too!
In the afternoon I went for a long bike ride – there are plently of running , walking and cycle routes around and it is amazing way to see the stunning countryside (and very cheap)!
Today we have been brought back to reality and have booked into NOMADS hostel in Queenstown for the weekend – so we keep you posted on our latest antics xxxxxx
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