He Fengchen: 9-day trip to the North and South Islands of New Zealand in 2014 (Saturday)

He Fengchen: 9-day trip to the North and South Islands of New Zealand in 2014 (Saturday) Phoenix City He Fengchen November 12 Wahaka Town Wahaka&#8211…

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November 12th Wahaka – Queenstown – Te Anau After having breakfast at the hotel early in the morning, I immediately took the time to run to the lake to take pictures. The lakeside is very quiet in the early morning, with no people around, which makes the town even more cute. 7:45 We left this fairyland-like town and headed to Queenstown, the famous resort town with the most tourists. According to the tour guide, Queenstown attracts many tourists not only because of its beautiful natural scenery, but also because of its numerous recreational facilities, such as classic steamboats, fast motorboats, bungee jumping, etc. Along the way, we passed Cromwell, the famous fruit town, and tasted fresh fruits and preserves in the fruit garden. All my fellow travelers in the car bought a lot of fruit. Then we passed through Arrow Town, a famous gold mining site. There were many shops selling gold jewelry on both sides of the clean streets. Here we saw what primitive gold nuggets are and jewelry made from primitive gold nuggets. Then go all the way west and finally reach Queenstown.

Because some travelers in the same car wanted to ride on the Zodiac, our car first drove to the boarding area of ​​the Zodiac. This is a very good scenic spot. A single-hole bridge stands high above the canyon. Yellow wildflowers grow in clusters on both sides of the canyon. A red assault boat speeds through the canyon, making bursts of roar and splashing waves several feet high behind the boat. We admired it from a high place and recorded the ship's movements with our cameras. We were then driven to the town center and had lunch at a Korean restaurant located in the Shopping Center. After the meal, we walked around the town. The center of Queenstown is not very big, with only three main roads, but the shops and restaurants on both sides are very unique and high-end, and the hotels are also very good. There are many lakes in New Zealand, and many towns are often built on the lakeside. For example, the town of Lake Wanaka where we stayed yesterday, and the same goes for Queenstown, which is right next to Wakatipu, the third largest lake in New Zealand. At two o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at the pier by the lake to take a tour of the lake on the famous local TSS classic steamboat. The steamboat has two floors. The lower floor is indoors. There are rows of tables and chairs in the cabin for tourists to rest, and there are also people selling drinks and snacks. People can enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the lake through the surrounding glass windows. What's interesting is that there is a piano at the stern of the boat, and an old lady plays some music there. The upper floor is open-air, and the view from there is very wide, which is very suitable for taking pictures. In addition, when driving, you can also see the black smoke coming from the large black chimney on the deck. When the ship started sailing, the old lady who played the piano began to hand out some songbooks to the passengers sitting around. It turned out that there were dozens of familiar folk songs from various countries. The tourists on the boat came from all over the world, no less than a dozen countries. When the old lady played the songs in the songbook, there were some people who could sing almost every song. When Teresa Teng's "The Moon Represents Me" was played, although this song was not printed in the songbook, it was the song that was sung by the most people, had the loudest voice, and had the loudest applause after singing, which shows that there were so many Chinese tourists on board. At 4:30 in the afternoon, we left Queenstown and headed to Te Anau, the largest lake in the South Island (the second largest lake in New Zealand). We will stay there and prepare for our trip to Milford Sound the next day. Arriving at the hotel at 6:30 pm, we first went to a nearby Chinese restaurant for dinner. Because the tour guide told us on the way that the lobster produced in Milford Sound has the best meat quality due to its unique growth environment and is unique in the world, some diners in the car specially ordered lobster for dinner. But it’s expensive, costing 130NZD per kilogram, making it the most expensive lobster I’ve ever seen.