Downtown Queenstown is filled with lots of shops and restaurants.
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It's is on Lake Wakatipu, which is a very long lake (the third
largest in New Zealand I was told).
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Here you can see the gondola that rises right behind the town.
You can also see the bungy jumping platform that sticks out
over the trees.
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If I had made it there a little earlier, I just might have tried it.
You'd certainly have a gorgeous view while you were scared spitless.
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The top of the gondola gave beautiful views of the town...
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...and the lake.
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While in Queenstown, I visited a nature reserve which houses
lots of endangered bird species and several tuatara species.
The tuatara are the only living remnants of a line that traces
back over 200 million years. Rats have succeeded in almost
driving them all to extinction by eating their eggs. Many now
only survive on a few remote islands.
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Downtown Queenstown is filled with lots of shops and restaurants.
It's is on Lake Wakatipu, which is a very long lake (the third
largest in New Zealand I was told).
Here you can see the gondola that rises right behind the town.
You can also see the bungy jumping platform that sticks out
over the trees.
If I had made it there a little earlier, I just might have tried it.
You'd certainly have a gorgeous view while you were scared spitless.
The top of the gondola gave beautiful views of the town...
...and the lake.
While in Queenstown, I visited a nature reserve which houses
lots of endangered bird species and several tuatara species.
The tuatara are the only living remnants of a line that traces
back over 200 million years. Rats have succeeded in almost
driving them all to extinction by eating their eggs. Many now
only survive on a few remote islands.