Fish and chips at last!

This morning we visited Lake Wanaka, only an hour’s drive from Queenstown via the scenic Crown Range. It’s a memorable route and includes the highest point of sealed road in New Zealand.

 

You can catch a glimpse of Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu 

if you look carefully in the middle section of the photo.

The road passes an historic pub at Cardrona, 

it sits at the base of the Cardrona ski field. 

Coronet Peak ski field is also nearby.

The pretty township of Wanaka lies on the shores of the lake 

with whom it shares its name and sits at the entrance 
to the Mt. Aspiring National Park.

Mt Aspiring (3033m) dominates the skyline.

'The Hand That Nurtures'…on the shores of Lake Wanaka.

On returning to Queenstown we enjoyed lunch with a view...Dad has been outvoted on several occasions when he has expressed a desire to have fish and chips for dinner and today he and Andrew both had beer battered fish and chips!

The restaurant is located at the base of ‘The Remarkables’ mountain range and close to the airport…light planes and helicopters taking off and landing at frequent intervals provided additional and interesting viewing.

I think this meal should make dad happy…

that's quite some serving of fish & chips!