Queenstown is a resort town, similar to Jackson Wyoming. Lots of rich people, even more tourists. The branch has about 20 members, today there were 6 (one family-the counselor in the branch presidency). Not to worry, there were about 30 visitors, and the Elders assigned to labor here. We had a great meeting, with several testimonies. I ended being the chorister. The music was a portable keyboard. The church has rented a home that is very open inside. It was a fun day, and a good experience for the kids.
After church we headed back through Wanaka and over Haast Pass to get to the west coast. One of our stops was at Blue Pools, a nice walk to loosen up everyone's tired b...., um, legs. But it was overcast and rainy, so the color wasn't there. So you get another rain jacket shot.
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| This water was supposed to be BLUE! |
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| It really was quite comfy, except for trying to keep dry. |
After we past Haast and got near the Tasman Sea, Cody had heard of a beach that often has penguins coming in from the sea about dusk. We had about a 30 minute walk from the parking lot to the sea. It was really a beautiful, surreal place, especially with the off and on light rain.
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| Nice thing about New Zealand is that you can always get a photo with a fern in the background. |
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| Beautiful sand beach. |
We had brought our picnic dinner out to the beach. We found a protected area where the rain didn't get us too wet. We were the only ones there. Literally. Well, JoEllen saw a penguin, but no one else saw it, so maybe one visitor. We finally gave up and headed back to the van. We still had to drive about 2 hours north to our destination at Fox Glacier. The nice thing about it being summer in December is that we have about 15 hours of daylight.
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