Walkabout with the Landlords

Winter has arrived in Queenstown…. As a result the subi has started growing white hair…….  That is a ‘frostball’ not a ‘snowball’.

Bugger the shade and its permafrost….  I wanted to get some sunshine and I asked some mates if they were keen for a mission…  This is Mush and Humi overlooking Lake Wakatipu towards Pigeon Island and the Richardson Range capped in snow in the background,

This is Lake Rere (I’m sure the word ‘Rere’ is Maori but in the UK it means ‘retarted’ – so I’m told).

This pic is taken from the opposite end of  Lake Retard.  The river had some bigger rainbow trout in it but these brown trout were only about a foot in lenght.  Not worth taking home but good enuf for lunch…… 

I took this pic today.

Two months ago, my first weekend back in town, my mates took me out on a 3 day fishing trip.  What is done on tour, stays on tour but I did loose a bet and instead of being punched in the arm I chose to swim across the bay in 8C (48F) water.  The bridge in the background in the bridge in the photo above.