We arrived early to Queenstown, New Zealand from Auckland on our Jetstar flights. We rented 2 motorhomes between the 11 of us to begin our South Island adventure from Queenstown to Christchurch. We grabbed some lunch and some groceries and headed into town. Our first stop was the Skyline Gondola and Luge, and it did not disappoint. We bought a family pass where everybody got to take 5 rides down either of the two tracks. It was a fun time; both Ryder and Sawyer were able to drive their own cars on the beginner track. The advanced track was much faster than the beginner track and Cody, Kip, and Scott had a good time racing each other down the fast track.
Daddy with Nash on the luge.
Ryder, riding up the chairlift with lake Wakatipu in the background.
Grandma, with Ryder and Sawyer, getting ready to go on the luge.
Waiting in line for the luge.
A section of the track.
Ryder, ripping down the track.
Sawyer, after finishing her first run.
The boys, getting ready for another run.
View of Lake Wakatipu from the top of the Gondola.
After we finished at the Gondola and Luge, we headed back down to Queenstown for some dinner and to walk around the city. It's a pretty small town with a mountain/adventure feel to it (it feels a little bit like Park City, Utah or Jackson Hole, Wyoming). Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of the world. Cody and Eliza ate at FergBerger, which came highly recommended from the locals (huge gourmet hamburgers) and we bought some gear that we forgot (gloves, beanies, etc.) to prepare ourselves for the slightly unexpected cold autumn weather of April/May on the south Island.
Cody, picking up our dinner at the local joint, FergBerger.
The next day we were going to church in Queenstown, then taking one of the most scenic drives in the world to Te Anau and Milford Sound...
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