Finally we made it to snowy Queenstown...except there was no snow and it wasn't even that cold! Apparently it was unusually mild for this time of year and so the five layers of clothing I was wearing seemed unnecessary...I didn't remove any though, out of principle! Queenstown is relatively small but is full of backpackers. It's one of the most expensive places to live in New Zealand and you could see why, the fantastic views of Lake Wakatipu (3rd largest lake in New Zealand) and "The Remarkables" mountain range that runs true south-north would be a nice view from your front door.
On Saturday our Milford trip was cancelled due to an avalanche fall so instead (since we had a backpack filled with snacking goodies) we decided to attack the steep walk up to the gondola Skyline lookout over Queenstown. The gondola ride up there was $25 so that was no option for us and besides walking up through a pine forest is more adventurous...or so we told ourselves. It was a long walk up, muddy in places and steep with the path winding back and forwards along the way. At one point we saw a little cave to crawl into and make a fun photo but on close inspection it looked bottomless and creepy so we stayed clear! I also found a nice "seeing" chair to sit in, take a rest and think for a bit! Eventually we made it up to the top and it was a pretty cool view, plus a free chairlift so the hard work was worth it!
On the way back down we decided to take a different route: down through the green pine forest and along a waterfall (that had once been used in an old waterworks system). It was all really pretty, but then somewhere along the track we got a bit lost (those damn orange direction arrows were too few and far in between) so we had to back track and that meant some clambering up over rocks and roots.
Eventually we found our way back on the right path, then something creepy happened. walking along the right path, I saw a figure up ahead, twice. But then I looked up again and there was nothing! Jen suddenly spoke from behind that she had seen a figure up ahead that had vanished, when I replied I'd seen it too we got a bit freaked out! But that would be nothing to how freaked out we got when back at the hostel I looked at my photos and in two of the photos I'd taken earlier that day, there was a strange black form lingering in the middle. It may have just been the light but we were so creeped out, especially as the swing chair outside our dorm started swinging by itself in the wind...I got goosebumps all over and we haven't even stayed in the haunted prison hostel in Napier yet!
On Saturday our Milford trip was cancelled due to an avalanche fall so instead (since we had a backpack filled with snacking goodies) we decided to attack the steep walk up to the gondola Skyline lookout over Queenstown. The gondola ride up there was $25 so that was no option for us and besides walking up through a pine forest is more adventurous...or so we told ourselves. It was a long walk up, muddy in places and steep with the path winding back and forwards along the way. At one point we saw a little cave to crawl into and make a fun photo but on close inspection it looked bottomless and creepy so we stayed clear! I also found a nice "seeing" chair to sit in, take a rest and think for a bit! Eventually we made it up to the top and it was a pretty cool view, plus a free chairlift so the hard work was worth it!
On the way back down we decided to take a different route: down through the green pine forest and along a waterfall (that had once been used in an old waterworks system). It was all really pretty, but then somewhere along the track we got a bit lost (those damn orange direction arrows were too few and far in between) so we had to back track and that meant some clambering up over rocks and roots.
Eventually we found our way back on the right path, then something creepy happened. walking along the right path, I saw a figure up ahead, twice. But then I looked up again and there was nothing! Jen suddenly spoke from behind that she had seen a figure up ahead that had vanished, when I replied I'd seen it too we got a bit freaked out! But that would be nothing to how freaked out we got when back at the hostel I looked at my photos and in two of the photos I'd taken earlier that day, there was a strange black form lingering in the middle. It may have just been the light but we were so creeped out, especially as the swing chair outside our dorm started swinging by itself in the wind...I got goosebumps all over and we haven't even stayed in the haunted prison hostel in Napier yet!
1 comment:
Hey, just been reading all your blogs, such a good read and you've been to so many of the same places as me, can't wait to talk to you about them! Isn't that maze at puzzle world just a pain in the butt, i was trapped in there for hours! And very cool that you were in pressence of a spirit, now something else we have in common! x
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