hmm just noticed i havent posted in awhile :P
had a hectic 2 week snow trip recently :)
1 week in queenstown/wanaka New Zealand
followed by
1 week in Jindabyne/Perisher
we had a party of 7 for NZ. 3 couples and 1 dude :P
First stop.. was ferg burger in queenstown.. about 10mins from airport
very yum. shopped around abit then headed to wanaka where we stayed
our snowboots lined up
heaps of snow
first day was quite windy and snowy.. i only went on the slopes
for a few hours then i stayed indoors waiting for the others
half stayed to snowboard some more
the other half and me decided to shop around queenstown
we snowboarded between Cardona and Trebel cone for about 5 days
lots of photobombing :P
the group
7 snowboarders
woahh.. crazy.. slippery i guess
Day 2
it was too windy n snowy
all the snowparks were closed.
so we looked around locally to see what we could do
we all went on a boat/hiking trip to a small nearby island in wanaka lake
kinda expensive but a unique experience to say the least
lake wanaka that morning
we were driven over to the island on a boat (good 1 hour trip)
we saw and were introduced to the native NZ bird that cannot fly.
a wika or something.. dont remember.
they only exist on that particular island
and they are protected birds
other predators are hunted and taken away from the island
we hiked to the top where the nice elderly tour guide
(ex national park worker)
had some biscuits and coffee/tea packed for us
we went on this island specifically because as shown on the pic
we went to see a lake.. on an island.. on a lake .. on an island :D
the lake on the island on lake wanaka on the south island of NZ
pretty cool. great views
after one of the snowboarding days, we drove around looking for Mt Aspire
looked like we were driving through peoples farm backyards...
saw lots of sheep/cow/deer farms
saw some on the road too :P
we didnt end up finding the mountain after driving for ages
but got to stop near a river there, alot of the river had gone below the riverbed.
some more awesome snowboarding pics
view from carpark
went to jindy the week after.. 5 hour drive each way.
no pics from that tho :P
was very sunny so very slushy manmade snow.
sigh.. missing fresh snow :)
