We overslept this morning! The bed was so comfy and the windows blacked out completely and we didn’t wake up at the usual 7.30 ish….

We were booked on the 12 noon sailing of the steam boat so no panic. Queenstown wasn’t quite so busy as yesterday(Sunday)

It was windy but a warmer wind and clear skies with fluffy white clouds. It was a bit blowy on the steam boat but we wrapped up warmly. The trip lasted 1and 1/2 hours and was pleasant. Hope you like my photos of Lake Wakatipu

The mountain pass to Wanaka was breathtakingly beautiful. Loads of hairpin bends and we woke up very high. Again we took lots of stops for the views. We had a break at an historic gold rush town of Cardrona. It has the original buildings there and the bar is now an hotel.

At Wanaka we followed the road around the bottom and left of the lake. We will travel along the other side on our journey to Haast.

We lounged a bit by the lake in the sunshine. We got back here again by 7pm.

Hope the weather stays good tomorrow xxxx

Missing you all as I feel a long way away from you all xxx