Happy Easter

Happy Easter from Queenstown!

We have spent easter in Queenstown, a gorgeous town which is by a crystal clear lake and is surrounded by mountains. We have had blue sky days everyday so far, its warm in the sunshine but really cold once you step into the shade. It is so beautiful here that at times the scenery just doesn't seem real, it looks painted onto the sky.

On easter day we went for a little walk around the town, after changing hostels for the night. We sat by the lake and marveled at the fact we could see the bottom (where in the UK can you see the bottom of a lake?) and watched the ducks. Then we had a rest in the afternoon before trying to find somewhere to watch the Malaysian Grand Prix.

New Zealand isn't a particularly religious country, we haven't seen many churches. However, we arrive in Queenstown of good friday and find that all pubs are closed and don't reopen until midnight (because then its saturday), they are also closed for general drinking on sunday and monday. The only way to buy a pint on sunday and monday is to go to the pub for some food and only then are they allowed to serve you alcohol - MADNESS! It worked out quite well in the end because we had a lovely sunday lunch (roast lamb, mint sauce, roast potatoes and peas) whilst we watched the Grand Prix. Well done Alonso and Hamilton - Mclaren 1 and 2!!!!

We are renting a spaceship on wednesday for 5 days and taking a roadtrip down to Milford Sounds and then the bottom of the South Island. Then its back to Queenstown for the night to get back on the Stray bus and go up to Christchurch.

However, if we disappear off the radar, don't worry, we'll be in Queenstown.