Friday, December 30, 2005
Queenstown and Wanaka
On my way again, my back getting a little better every day. I went to the doctor again in Invercargill and he was quite positive. He recommended not ending my trip yet and wait at least until the end of January to make a decision. He thought my radiation pain might not be caused by a herniated disc because I can sit and bend my back while sitting down. The nerve might be irritated for some other reason.
I will go to Christchurch a few days before I fly to Sydney for some physiotherapy sessions to see if that makes it better.
Ok back to travelling. I left Invercargill and went to Manapouri to go on a boat trip into the Doubtful sound. When I arrived there around noon it was raining quite heavily and the forecast for the day after was even worse. I decided to move on to Queenstown to have a look. I have been told by many other tourists it is a very nice town with a lot of activities to do.
the drive along the Wakatipu lake
The drive to Queenstown is very beautiful and you really feel like you're in the middle earth.
Queenstown itself was overflowing with tourists because of the upcoming New Years eve and it reminded me of some Swiss mountain resorts. Quite posh and full of posers.
Chances of staying overnight there around New Years were slim and I didn't reserve anything ahead of time, so on to Wanaka. Wanaka is also a popular winter and summer resort town located about 100km from Queenstown on lake Wanaka. I didn't know it was -like Queenstown- also a very popular destination for New Years' eve so when I arrived all backpackers, hotels and motels had the "No Vacancy" signs up. I already wanted to drive further but decided to try a few B&B's and after about 6 I found one with a vacancy (lucky lucky).
So I will be spending New Years eve in Wanaka!
Wanaka lake
I will go to Christchurch a few days before I fly to Sydney for some physiotherapy sessions to see if that makes it better.
Ok back to travelling. I left Invercargill and went to Manapouri to go on a boat trip into the Doubtful sound. When I arrived there around noon it was raining quite heavily and the forecast for the day after was even worse. I decided to move on to Queenstown to have a look. I have been told by many other tourists it is a very nice town with a lot of activities to do.
the drive along the Wakatipu lake
The drive to Queenstown is very beautiful and you really feel like you're in the middle earth.
Queenstown itself was overflowing with tourists because of the upcoming New Years eve and it reminded me of some Swiss mountain resorts. Quite posh and full of posers.
Chances of staying overnight there around New Years were slim and I didn't reserve anything ahead of time, so on to Wanaka. Wanaka is also a popular winter and summer resort town located about 100km from Queenstown on lake Wanaka. I didn't know it was -like Queenstown- also a very popular destination for New Years' eve so when I arrived all backpackers, hotels and motels had the "No Vacancy" signs up. I already wanted to drive further but decided to try a few B&B's and after about 6 I found one with a vacancy (lucky lucky).
So I will be spending New Years eve in Wanaka!
Wanaka lake
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