A BIRTHDAY, MOERAKI VILLAGE AND OTHER PLACES

Our recent albeit roundabout trip to Christchurch has been to celebrate a birthday.

Guess who the birthday boy is?

Award winning "Fleur's Place" restaurant & cafe

Moeraki

Interior "Fleur's Place"

Resting on the jetty.

Moeraki moorings

Chairs on the jetty. Moeraki Holiday Park is centre of picture.

Naseby Cottage owned by Tonnie & Erna of "Creeksyde"

Lunch stop, Wedderburn Pub (est 1885)

I JUST HAD TO DO THIS!! (Dunedin Holiday Park)

DUNEDIN, OTAGO PENINSULA

In Dunedin (rail station above) for a bit of shopping then it was off for a drive up the Otago Peninsula with a two and half hour stopover at Larnach's Castle on the way back.

Otago Peninsula

A Britz experience

Larnach's Castle

Archway to duck pond

Summer house dome

Kaka Beak, Larnach Gardens

LAKE WAIHOLA HOLIDAY PARK

A spontaneous decision on our trip from Queenstown to Christchurch brought us to have a night at Lake Waihola Holiday Park where we awoke to a fabulous frosty morning which as you can see presented many photo opportunities.

Dawn, Lake Waihola

The last of the moon as dawn arrives

Early morning swim

Ski club clubhouse

Table, willows & moon

Fog & frost

Winter willow trees

Reflections

Across the lake

View back to camp

Cattle eating frost fresh grass as we leave Lake Waihola

SKYLINE GONDOLAS & ARROWTOWN CHINESE SETTLEMENT

This is one of the original cars, now on display, which we travelled in as a young married couple in January 1968, on our previous visit to Queenstown, 3months after the Skyline opened.

View from the top.

Can't do this in Kaitaia.

Skyline

Arrowtown in the winter. Note the blue sky and sunshine.

Hope there was no 6ft Chinese goldminers!

The top hut was used for storage.

One of the more robust huts.

1860's -1880's newspapers line the walls.

Frost 2pm

Frost, lots of frost.

JUST CREEKSYDE

Mike, my boss

Workmate Ken

Can't keep a good quilter from quilting

Creeksyde celebrates 20th anniversary

Our area of responsibility, the deep fryer.

Sampling the product.

Christchurch Wizard enjoys a glass of mulled wine and a cuddle.

Save the Children charity day organised by Danielle, $350 raised with dollar for dollar subsidy by the owners hence a $700 donation.