NZ Travelogue Day 4 to 6

Lake Tekapo to Queenstown

After checking out from Lake Tekapo cottage, we made our way to Queenstown. On the way we stopped at a charming little place for a nice cup of coffee.

Next stop: Arrowtown. The Chinese came to Arrowtown in search of gold  in the 1860s. Where they lived has become a heritage site "Chinese Settlement' which is an open air museum showing the remains of the houses they inhabited.

 Our first morning in Queenstown happened to be a Saturday. There was an art and craft market by the wharf.  While visiting some art galleries in the town centre, we were rather impressed by the oil  paintings of an artist TimWilson who creates as many as 30 layers of paint in his landscape paintings.

 Queenstown, a gold rush town in the 1800s,  situates by the edge of Lake Wakatipu which is about 80km long.

 A rather dull day.  Well, this created the right atmosphere to visit Glenorchy, a rural village. To travel to Glenorchy, we drove along the side Lake Wakatipu to its northern tip, a 50 mins car ride.

Two islands in the lake
- Pigeon and Pig.



 Why visit Glenorchy?  This place is a backdrop to many scenes in the movie 'Lord of the Rings'.

It is really a small quiet village, with hardly any signs that show that the stars of the film have been there.

Next day - Day 6, we made our way to Te Anau - the gateway to Milford Sounds.