Our last full day in Queenstown we spent--apart from beginning to pack up for our departure from NZ and revisiting Fergburger--walking about town and in Queenstown Gardens, which are situated on a small peninsula jutting out into Lake Wakapitu.
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| Autumn is coming |
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| Lake Wakapita is sort of S-shaped; here's a bit of it...from the peninsula |
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| Entering the Gardens |
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| Looking back to the main part of town; the ugly gash is the ski lift up to the Sky Center amusement park and airport for parasailing and other Queenstown adventures; much construction going on |
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| Beehives in the Gardens |
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| Wider view of central Queenstown |
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| The conifers in the middle range of the picture all were introduced in the 19th century, and Te Papa (Department of Conservation) is on a lengthy tear to remove all such non-native incursions...above the green you can see more recent "kill" areas (brown) and older ones (gray); it's a longer term project, removing the non-native trees and forests and then replacing them with native varieties... |
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| Among Queenstown's many adventure rides is this shark-shaped boat that porpoises passengers around the lake... |
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| At rest |
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| A highlight of the walk was watching and learning about lawn bowling, which one sees all over NZ, and especially the "crown" version, which has nothing to do with royalty nor empire, but rather the slope of the lawn, which vastly complicates the game |
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| Maybe next time |
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| In the beautiful rose garden |
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| Other pretties too |
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| Quite a few California sequoias (don't tell Te Papa!) |
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| Proper and elegant way to support an aging oak's limbs... |
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| Auxilium, sculptor: Andrew Rogers |
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| Beautiful place and a nice end to our Queenstown visit |
1 comment:
That last photo would make a nice poster.
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