Our week in Queenstown

The 7 days we spent in Queenstown with Tim were fantastic. We stayed in Bumbles backpackers at a price of £35 a night for a twin room with showers and toilets right next to our room. There was a well equipped kitchen and lounge area within the complex. We did loads of walking, most notably to the top of Ben Lomond. We also went mountain biking at Arrowtown. One day we went driving to Glenorchy and Lake Sylvan. Another day we went to lake Wannaka and walked around Diamond lake area. Some nights we ate out at the excellent choice of Queenstown restaurants, best of these was the Thai in Church st. Some nights we used the gas bbq at the backpackers. The great waterfront bars were a magnet for some brilliant bands, buskers and street musicians. We particularly liked a duo called Phil and Tilley who we watched on 2 occasions and managed to buy 2 of their cd's. Overall the weather couldn't have been better with temps averaging around 26c with loads of sunshine although it did rain for 4 hours on Saturday afternoon. When it got really hot after our 6 hour walk up Ben Lomond Tim and I took a body numbing swim in the lake ...temperature around 13c. Such a great week I can thoroughly reccomend this place and I can't wait for our next adventure in this awesome country