DAY 1
left toroa at 9am to meet tess, maly and tammy at Queenstown for lunch.. maly was cycling around queenstown when we arrived!!! she's enjoying herself too lar and it sounded so fun!! drove down to Kawarau River to watch Tammy bungee jump.. gdness.. although it isnt as high as maly's.. it was still scary.. and she touched the water with her hands!! some of the other jumpers before her were half submerged in water la.. quite funny actually.. and yana decided to bungee jump too!! gosh.. tts double the excitement and scariness in one day.. went on the gondola again and did the luge this time!! it was fun!! shld try it at sentosa when i'm back.. haha!! checked in at queenstown lodge and it was nice!! the room was big, there was a tv and an attached bathroom.. plus breakfast in the morning!! so the room was worth the money and most importantly, i had a gd nite slp! =)
DAY 2
tammy, yana and tosin had to leave early to go milford sound and i did not join them as i have been there twice already.. so continued sleeping till 8.40!! haha!! it was so gd lar.. woke up and went down for breakfast.. wow.. its was the western breakfast.. totally enjoyed it!! caught the 10am shuttle to town.. and while waiting for the shuttle.. i was juz browsing thru the queenstown guide book and saw horse-trekking!! went horse-riding when i was first in queenstown a few years back!! totally enjoyed it la!! and so decided to go town to check it out.. hehe!! ended up booking myself on the horse trek managed by Real Journeys which included a steamship to Walter Peak, where i was to go on my horse trek!! did many things on an impulse but i loved it.. no stress no hurry and it was really own time own target =p (OTOT)
had some time before the cruise so decided to go to the wharf and enjoy the beautiful lake. Heard a cafe playing some of my favourite songs and decided to get a hot choc and sit out in the open to enjoy the beautiful morning.. it was really relaxing juz to sit in the sun and listen to the songs.. i juz cant describe how amazing and relaxed i felt in a long while.. drinking hot choc and flipping thru guidebooks while facing the beautiful lake.. i felt so happy and contented!! after which i walked along the lake towards queenstown lodge, which was juz on the ourskirts of queenstown.. totally loved the calmness and serenity of the surroundings!! Lake Wakatipu is juz so beautiful and the water is so clear!!
Walked back to queenstown to the other side of the lake.. haha!! amazing views all around!! spent the whole morning juz by the lake.. soaking up the sun and juz enjoying the cool breeze.. there was a funny moment though.. cuz i had this thought that queenstown has become my fav place and i received a text from tess tt it was her fav place!! lol!! we seem to be thinking abt the same kind of stuff lots of time!! anyway.. it was an amazing morning juz to be by the lake and enjoying the serenity.. oh gosh.. i wish to be back there rite now and sit by the lake again!!
walked into town to do some window-shopping.. tess was right la.. i'm so familiar with queenstown.. can walk around without a map and stuff.. so i knew how to go wherever i wanted and not get lost.. saw many backpackers and saw some of them writing diaries.. made me want to buy a diary to record my feelings for tt day too!! i love the idea of backpacking and juz exploring with no schedules to think abt.. everything was OTOT!! i'm so gg backpacking in europe.. and i'll save money with this goal in mind!! =p
as i'm writing this entry.. juz cant seem to describe in words how i felt tt day.. no inhibitions, no rush, no worries and so carefree, loving every moment.. u would have to experience it for yourself!!
caught the 2pm steamship to Walter Peak, which a was 40mins cruise across lake Wakatipu.. amazing scenery on both sides of the ship and also, the steamship itself was beautiful!! the captain allowed a kid to steer the cruise along the way while he sat and gave directions.. was quite amusing lar!! managed to get a look at the engine room where the sailors were working.. it was an interesting experience!!
PS: I'm at a loss of descriptive words rite now.. dunno how to describe my wonderful experiences already =p
Walter Peak is actually a big farmland, with the mountain Walter Peak on it.. abt 28000 hectares.. tts huge lar!! and guess wad?? i was the only person on the horse trek!! yay!! did not manage to get the 12pm slot cuz there was no more space for me on the horse trek.. but i'm so glad tt i was the only one on the 2pm slot.. hehe!! cuz i had a chance to trot on the horse!! if it was a group.. den i would not be able to.. but cuz it was only me, the guide allowed me to trot the horse!! hehe!! it was so much fun!! after which i managed to catch the sheepdogs rounding the sheep and the sheep shearing show.. the shearer was so funny lar!! he asked the little kids to round the sheep and chase it back to the hills and told lots of lame jokes.. had afternoon tea which was provided, and it was in one of the beautiful cottages along the lake!!
took the steamship back to queenstown, and this time.. there was a sing-along session on the ship!! it was so fun and i enjoyed singing along to the piano.. and time seemed to fly juz liddat!! i felt sad tt the cruise had to end when we approached the jetty =( u noe wad?? i'm starting to feel frustrated at writing this entry cuz i juz cant seem to find words tt will aptly describe my feelings and describe the wonderful time i had.. but for my dear seetoh.. i will continue and grunt my way thru this entry!! haha!!
met up with april, wan and steven for dinner.. they had juz arrived in queenstown tt evening.. brought them around queenstown in search of some food.. could not decide wad to eat but they finally decided on a bar and restaurant and we ended up having steak... queenstown is really beautiful at nite.. but its cold cuz its gonna be winter soon.. went shopping and it was really fun!! i'm so gg back to queenstown again b4 i leave NZ!! caught the last shuttle back to the lodge and i was really contented and happy!! it had been such a great day and i loved every moment of it!! =)
PS: no worries if anyone thinks its not safe to wander around on my own.. i felt perfectly safe at all times.. and the pple here are all warm and friendly so it was perfectly safe!! =) but i think my parents will freak out if they knew i have been wandering around on my own.. haha!!
DAY 3
checked out of the lodge after breakfast and made our way back to dunedin.. stopped by arrowtown and wanaka.. arrowtown is a quaint little town where there used to be gold-panning by the river.. saw a small crew doing some filming by the river.. the town is really small but had a nice and cosy feeling!! went to lake wanaka and went to the puzzling world!! the maze and the illusion room was so amazing lar.. managed to find the 4 corners of the labryinth!! it was quite frustrating at first as we always seemed to end up back where we started.. but it was fun =) drove all the way back to dunedin as it was getting late.. but it had been fun =)
ooh!! forgot to mention that for this trip, each time i went to a lake.. i picked some pebbles for remembrance.. they are all quite unique and i've decided to bring them back to spore.. hehe!! i think my parents will flip tt i ship stones back.. haha!! cuz they're heavy if i collect alot.. and as it is.. its already quite heavy!!
hehe!! tess made dinner for me when i got back.. it was so fun juz catching up with her!! i feel like i'm living in bliss.. nice relaxing trip and a warm dinner when i get back.. ah!! thank you so much for the dinner tess!! it was great!! totally loved it =)
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