A tale of two Roys

Well The Lambing has finished (I don't know exactly what that involves but it sounds kind of ominous and I'm sure Stephen King could spin a story around it). I also managed to get 2 days of decent weather before I left Wanaka so I got to revisit Roy's Peak and head out to Rob Roy glacier (Roy seems to be a popular guy around these parts). Roy's Peak was a whole different experience without snow, didn't seem quite as high although it was still hard work getting up there. There were a lot more people up there too, it being the first day the track had opened after The Lambing. The view was still magnificent though, although I think the altitude might have been a bit much for some people - I took a picture of a group of Japanese people for them and then asked them to take one of me. When they did one of the girls asked if she could have her photo taken with me because she thought I was cool (no, really). I agreed because it would be rude to laugh in her face but I was bit worried that the effort of the climb might have been a bit much and sent her mad, the poor dear. Anyway, they were pretty cool as once I got back down and was walking back to town they passed me in their car and gave me a lift back, sparing my sore feet a little bit of extra effort, and I had a drink with them afterwards and bought them some Big 'Uns (they're chips).



Speaking of food, I'm back in Queenstown again now and have been eating far too well as there's just too many good places to eat over here. I"ve promised to put a proper list together at some stage of all the places I've discovered over here and the first place which is going on there is probably the pancake breakfast you get from the Coco cafe (pancakes with berries, maple syrup and coffee for $10 - they are so good). Should be able to walk it off though as tomorrow I'm hitting the Milford Track, which is a 4 day trip but only 3 days of serious walking, after which I'll finally make it to Milford Sound. Then it'll be back to Te Anau and down to Doubtful Sound trip before coming back to Queenstown for my last few days here in NZ before I head home, so it's not long to go now.