Xmas-Day-200505

Xmas-Day-200505, originally uploaded by r3032000.

Presents under the Christmas tree

Xmas-Day-200505

Xmas-Day-200505, originally uploaded by r3032000.

Presents under the Christmas tree

Xmas-Day-200505

Xmas-Day-200505, originally uploaded by r3032000.

Presents under the Christmas tree

Xmas 2005

This is Karen Martyn and Noeline Lill

From Queenstown Gardens

We went for a walk through the Queenstown gardens. They are located on the peninsular opposite where the Earnslaw leaves from. This picture was taken while we were walking back to town

View from Inside

This is a view from inside the house. I am not sure if it was our bedroom or the lounge. The views are very much the same.

Kitchen - Queenstown

THis is the kitchen at the house

Andrew and Win Lin

Andrew and Win Lin - On the deck of the house

Parking Sign at Police House

We spent a week there. Ruth and I for most of the time and then Andrew and Win Lin came for the last two days. The driveway to the house is exremely steep and there is a detailed sign inside the garage describing how to enter and exit.

Police House - Queenstown

This is the Police holiday home at Queentown. There are two units on the property. The other unit is above this one. There is an un interruped view of the town and the lake.

Our Group at Queenstown

This is Andrew, Win Lin, Laurie and Ruth at Queenstown.

Queenstown

On the 13th November we left Christchurch for Queenstown We stayed there for a week, leaving on the 20th November. Our accommodation was the Police holiday home off Belfast Terrace. There were two units on the property and we stayed in the lower unit. The units are separate buildings. We had an excellent view over the lake and town. The gondola was to our right with an un interrupted view. We could see the Earnslaw coming and going and what was happening around the town. Andrew and Win Linn came to stay for a few days and they are shown above.

At Mt Cook

This picture was taken in the car park at Mt Cook

A view of the Lake

This is a view of one of the lakes.

Mt Cook (The Peak)

Took many shots to get it but I finally succeeded. We only had a few seconds at a time as it appeared through the cloud.

Pauls Aeroplane

Here is the plane. When Paul and Brenda left Geraldine, they left the trailer at our place in Christchurch while they stayed in a hotel over night.

Mt Cook Hermitage

This picture was taken at Mt Cook. The Hermitage.

This picture was taken in the lounge of the Police Holiday home. John Martyn is relaxing in the armchair.

Lunch at Geraldine

Here is another picture of our Lunch at Geraldine

Lunch at Geraldine

John and Dorothy Martyns son (Bill) and his wife Karen were staying Labour week end fishing at the River - I am not sure if the Rakaia or Rangitata. They came up for the day and we all went out to lunch.

Brenda and Ruth

Brenda and Paul Muller called to visit us at the Geraldine Motor camp. They had come down from New Plymouth to Timaru to pick up an aeroplane (had crashed) and were taking it back to New Plymouth to re build it. This is Brenda and Ruth in our caravan

My Trip to Tekapo

We spent a few days in the caravan at Geraldine the week before Labour weekend. John and Dorothy Martyn arrived at the motor camp with their caravan a few days before us. We settled in beside them and after a few days, we left the caravans and went to Lake Tekapo. We stayed three nights in the Police house there. We returned to Geraldine and spent Labour week end there, leaving on the Tuesday. Here are some pics of the trip.