It's cookie time

Yes well, having got all sad about saying farewell to our little tent yesterday we got to the post office today only to discover that apparently it is Sunday so strangely post office not open. Needless to say tent is with us for a little while longer. Got some very odd looks from people as we stood outside post office wondering why it wasn't open before we saw sign saying 'closed on Sundays' and put two and two together - doh :)

Pondered walk around Te Anau and then decided we'd rather come back and do all of one of the great walks (but NOT Milford having experienced just a few sandflies whilst still miles away from the part of that track that is called 'Sandfly Point')

So off we went in Sherbert (who now has a clean bum as Martyn washed him yesterday) to Queenstown - the adrenalin capital of the world!

Not quite sure what we're doing here being two of the most risk averse people we know but hey - maybe the 'Queenstown' thing will happen and you'll get a blog update about us doing something crazy......although all the (much younger) people in the streets here are either covered in sticking plasters or bruises so maybe not. It definitely won't be skydiving given the bruises on the legs of one girl. Paragliding is out (I did quite fancy that for some reason) as I watched them come down and felt sick! The jetboats are a possible but Martyn has already mentioned a lack of head support. Which leaves....... Ah yes, perfect..... The TSS Earnslaw steam ship cruise across the lake. Much better. Apparently it has working engine room you can observe. Am currently sat waiting for our launch! Friends suggest 8pm sailing but we think it must have been summer when they were here as sun is rapidly fading!!!

This afternoon we strolled up one mile track to a power house and dam and then watched some completely insane mountain bikers go down the hill. Then we meandered through the shops and a DISASTER of epic proportions occured. You see Martyn drove me straight past the Cookie Time factory/shop near Christchurch and I had been doing really well with weening myself off them but then we came across the Queenstown Cookie Time shop. Oh dear!