Queenstown

We arrived in Queenstown in the evening of that day, and checked into the now infamous Base Backpackers. Jim and I took a ride up the gondola to look over the fantastic city that we were staying in.

On the ride up, there were a bunch of sheep who were chilling out on the cliff side.

Up at the top, we had some fantastic views over the city.

The Remarkable Mountain range can be seen in the back here.

and here again...
Beautiful city, beautiful looking accommodations, but looks can be deceiving.

Out backpacker hotel looked fantastic and a great location, but those walls were much thinner than they appeared. This place was home to "Jimmie Page" (the guy who played Foo Fighters in front of our door at 1 am) the parade of drunks outside, and the game of tag between two girls at reception at 5am which included who was drunker. Ah...all lovely experiences.

This town was the base for the next 2 days of adventures (Routeburn Track and Milford Sound)