Queenstown
Stopping over for a couple of days before heading out to Milford Sound on an overnight cruise aboard a small ship. We are continually amazed at how absolutely friendly and helpful the Kiwis are!
For instance, the very small hotel we are in will let us keep our car in their very limited parking lot and will store our luggage as we head out on this next adventure. We are coming back to the hotel on the day afterwards, but still, their parking and all is very limited, so it is a very nice surprise that we won’t have to find a place to park.
Driving from the West coast to Queensland was a bit scary for a good part of the trip, considering the rains that kept coming down and the narrow roads with everyone driving the opposite of North America! I figure that since the water goes down the drain in the opposite direction and we are in the southern hemisphere, that’s the reason they drive on the left!
I did tell my husband that we could have stayed home and had the same experience in the rain, but then again, we’re doing it in a different hemisphere, so it’s all good!
Yesterday we even went over the highest paved road in New Zealand – 1076 meters. Where we live that’s not all so high, but the way they grade the roads, and the way the mountains are in relation to the valleys, it is a very steep climb!
I am continually surprised how similar this beautiful country is to where we live…just one more reason to feel like home! And I’m continually pleased to find so many internet access places!
More soon….