Monday, March 7, 2011 "Kiwi Adventure"

Remember to click on the pictures if you want to see them larger (a must for the picture of Reg with the lipstick on!)

Monday was a great day in Queenstown.  We drove over to Arrow, and old gold mining town about 30 minutes from Queenstown.  It is a quaint town filled with historic buildings which contain shops and restaurants.  There is also a museum there.  Some of the old miner cottages are still around and are being converted to businesses or used by the museum.

One of the old miners cottages in Arrow.

A craftsman polishes jade in one of the shops in Arrow

The Post Office in Arrow

History Museum in Arrow

Street scene in Arrow, New Zealand

On the way back to Qeensland, we stopped and looked at the jet

boats.  They travel at high speeds on the river and try to scare

the #@$% out of you by seeing how close they can get to rocks without

crashing.  I figured I can save some money do it for free in my own boat

at Lake Buckhorn!  (or just take a ride in my boat with my brother Steve driving!)

When we got back to Queenstown, we rode the gondola to the top of the mountain.

On the way to the gondola, we came across this frog.

Has anyone not heard my frog joke?

Riding up the gondola

On the way to the top of the mountain, looking a bit "scruffy"

looking a bit "scruffier"

view from the top looking down on Queenstown and the lake

another view from the top of the lake, they ski in the mountains behind the lake

award winning photo by Reg

Luge ride at the top of the mountain

Mario "Joel" on the luge

Riding a chair lift to take the luge

This was funny!  On the way back from the top of the mountain,

these girls (college age) ran up to Reg and asked if he would put

lipstick on and kiss one of the girls, some sort of contest they were in,

of course Reg said yes, put the lipstick on and kissed the girl on the cheek,

when he was finished, I told hi the joke was on him, that the lipstick would never come

off.  It did!