Queen’s and Princess’ Birthday! Weekend of June 2nd-June 4th
June 4th is Queen Elizabeth IIs Diamond Jubilee (60 years as ruler)! The good news for us is no school or work on Monday the 4th in honor of the Queen’s Birthday! The more important holiday for us was the princesses birthday. Tara turned 7 on Sunday the 3rd!!!
On Saturday morning we headed north. Our first stop was Queenstown. The boys really wanted to do luge one last time. That was our first stop!!! The kids had a blast! We were able to go for a really fun walk through a conifer forest. After a fun time there we headed over to the Manata Lodge (it is in the middle of no where). This isolated lodge looks out at the Remarkable Mountains as well as several others.
The kids in front of Lake Wakatipu.
Brody and luge!
Dad and Tara.
Tara and mom on the ski lift going back to the top
of the mountain for more luge.
Tara on a hike!
The boys trek on.
Dad and the kids take a break.
Manata Lodge!
On Sunday, after church, we walked around the Shotover River and historic bridge before heading back to Queenstown. We had an awesome walk around Lake Wakitupu and the kids spent a lot of time skipping rocks and playing at a nice little playground. Tara was able to choose what we did and she wanted to swim so we headed to the Aquatic Centre in Frankton.
The Shotover River.
View of the historic Shotover Bridge from the riverbed.
Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown.
Downtown Queenstown.
The kids in front of a giant kiwi!
The kids take a break from our walk around Lake Wakatipu.
Tara enjoys the view from up in a tree!
Brody does the Titanic (no, he has never seen the movie).
Brody finds the perfect skipping stone.
Early morning at the Lodge.
Despite the nice weather on Sat. and Sun, Monday was very chilly and we woke up to a lot of frost-we have been forced to concede it is winter here! Although, winter here is more like a brisk Autumn day for us! After breakfast we headed to Arrowtown and strolled through the wonderful museum there. We then braved the cold to the old Chinese village dating back to the gold rush days of NZ when there was an influx of immigrants from China who came to search for gold. The kids were quite surprised by the spartan conditions. We then went on a lovely walk before lunch and then heading home!
The Arrowtown Museum.
Moari!
Downtown Arrowtown.
The frosty walk, it was still beautiful.
Dad and the kids.
Mom and the kids.
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