Queenstown - Saturday 25 November

Hi Fans, Friends, Family and Foe,

Howya'll doin'?




We are in Queenstown now in a luxury apartment, complete with complimentary newspaper delivered each day. We certainly don't get that at home! It is an apartment for 6 so we rattle about in it a bit. Suits us!

I achieved a minor victory today and that is we have returned our car to the Rental Hire Co. so now not only are we genuine backpackers - oh the joy of carrying one's rucksack as opposed to popping it in the boot, but also we save ourselves $45 dollars a day. This means we can afford Oyster Bay SB and Marlborough Pinot Noir and maybe even a haircut for me and a chincut for Leigh!

So having spent almost 24 hours in this small busy town we have made some plans which are to go to the cinema as much as possible, to embark upon a jet boat trip and to do a Winery tour and to try out some bikes to test Leigh's dodgy knees, hips and ankles on in preparation for out booked cycle tour next week. Next week we will be truly homeless and if cycling not possible then without means of any transport. We will have to concentrate on not getting ourselves arrested as itinerants!

Sunshine beckons and one minute left on screen before I lost text. Good bye!