Day 305 (Tue 8 May) - Queenstown

Drove to Manapouri - a very small quiet town.

Parked up and went for a walk through a forested area by an inlet. Boats from here go onto Doubtful Sound so although the waters looked very much like a lake you could get out to sea.

As we walked through the forest we head a very strange bird call. Very difficult to describe.

Stepped past incredibly colourful wild mushrooms and eventually got to the pebbly banks of the inlet.

Absolutely beautiful. Crystal clear waters, blue skies and mountains in the distance. The moon also made a pale appearance ( [1], [2], [3] ). Ruth and Sarb even had time to do, as Jo calls it, a catalogue pose.

Walked round for a bit and then jumped back into the van heading off to Queenstown past the huge blue Lake Wakatipu.

Checked into the massive Lake View campsite affording views of the lake (well a bit) and the paragliders gliding down from up above.

Ruth and Jo went shopping whilst Sarb and Keith chilled.

For tea we had some pies that we had bought in Te Anau.