First stop on our tour was an aerial view of Lake Wakatipu. Our ultimate destination was Milford Sound, but en route we pretty much just pointed at some nice spot and landed, which was pretty cool.

53. Queenstown/Lake Wakatipu

We continued driving through Queenstown, then kept driving along the shores of Lake Wakatipu down a 40 km dead end road to our hotel, Blanket Bay Lodge. We thought this 40 km trip would be a real pain every time we wanted to get to Queenstown, but it turned out we didn't really want to leave the hotel much, so it was no problem. The Lodge was outstanding, in an amazing, albeit remote, location. These photos are the view from our room at the Lodge. I have lots of hotel pics so I have to string the commentary out a bit...