Queenstown in the sun - a different place

Thankfully, Friday dawned bright and sunny, so we decided to give Queenstown another chance. Chris had decided she wanted to walk up Queenstown hill and Andy thought this would be a good chance to break in his new shoes and run up the trail, as it goes on a long way. It's a lovely trek to the top of the hill, and far from the previous day when we couldn't even see the tops of the hills, the views from the top were absolutely fantastic. Back in the town, with the sun cheering everyone up and many more people out and about, we decided it wasn't such a bad place after all. After lunch we went for a trip up the opposite hill using the gondola - an unusual experience in the sun and heat rather than snow. More spectacular views were appreciated, more coffee drunk, then we headed back down and returned to Arrowtown. After a bite to eat, we went to the nearest pub (about 1 minutes walk, not sure how we coped) and got chatting to a couple of local blokes who were pretty steaming but very entertaining.