Spring walk - Glenorchy

Today is glorious.

The drive up Lake Wakatipu is magnificent. Snow-capped mountains, deep turquoise Lake Wakatipu and blue skies.
The Glenorchy Cafe is our first stop. Here we are in the wilderness enjoying a wonderful lunch.
There is time for me to introduce Dick to the walk I enjoyed with Margaret and Graham and Tao in January.

Come walk with us, at Glenorchy.

Promise of new growth on the willows. The Rees River enters Lake Wakatipu.

Skeletal trees border our path.

Snow-capped mountains encircle us.

Catkins...

Glenorchy wharf.

Queenstown Gondola trip on a glorious day

We are so blessed to be able to live for part of the year in Queenstown.

Snow fell on the mountain tops last night and we woke to a clear morning.

Come, let's ride the gondola today

 No, you don't have to bungy jump... today.

 From Bob's Peak - Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, The Remarkables, Cecil Peak and Walter Peak.

 and a short walk up the hill, where I had a most interesting conversation with a geologist.

Oh, how lovely on the mountains.
I love this place.

Spring is in the air - Queenstown Gardens

There are snow-capped mountains beyond the rotunda and many signs of spring along the paths.

Buds and blossom, daffodils, magnolias, rhododendrons, camellias and daisies...

Lots of people are out strolling, playing lawn bowls, tennis and frisbee golf.

We have returned from our  motorcycle ride around Australia. 

The Queenstown gardens beckon.

Come, walk with me.

Kim, Jung won and Amos

Autumn in Paradise - walk from Shotover Bridge to Lake Hayes with Anne

Autumn has arrived in Queenstown.

We have returned from our motorcycle tour in Tasmania.
On with the walking shoes.

We set off over the restored Shotover bridge and along the Shotover and Kawarau Rivers.
We reach Lake Hayes and find a ride back to the car.

We have struck gold today.

Come, walk with us.

 Hick's Cottage and farm sheds on the trail.

 Cloud atop the Remarkables.

I haven't hitchhiked since 1968.
Anne reminds me how it is done.
We get a ride.  Thank you Jonathon.

It is wonderful to be walking the Queenstown Trail with Anne at this time of the year.

We stop for lunch at the Boat Shed Cafe on the Frankton Trail. We had a lively conversation.
We talked of many things including guardian angels.

Afterwards I go to the supermarket - but can't find my credit card when I go to pay at the Check Out counter.
I suspect  must have dropped it in the carpark, if not I'll go home and get another card.

I arrive home just as Sherri Jo arrives.
She needs to take her bike, Tony to the Motorcycle shop.
It is near the place I started walking with Anne.
I take Sherri Jo to the motorcycle shop and decide to check out the area where I parked the car in the morning before we set off over the bridge.
No card.

I begin to phone the Bank to cancel the card.
At that moment I get a phone call from Anne. "Have you got your credit card?"
Her friends have found the card on the trail and contacted her because they remembered she had mentioned my name.

I call her friends.
It turns out they live about 500m away from where I have parked and have my card at home.
I pop in collect my card - and two new friends.
Thank you Maryvon and Ken.

How I love it when something like this happens.
Goodness and guardian angels.

Oh, and I did get to collect my groceries.