22nd March - Arrowtown

Terry and I have spent the day in and around Arrowtown. We both agree that this is probably the prettiest town we have seen in New Zealand - and Terry is a born and bred Kiwi!
After a slow start we wandered into the town, looking at the lovely houses and gardens and then browsed the shops for a bit. Many of the houses in the old town area are original old settlers houses, beautifully cared for

and the little old settler's cottages equally so.


The main street seems as though it has hardly changed since it was built in the late 1800's.


In 2009 Terry and I visited Alaska and this town reminds us of Skagway - built in roughly the same era, both gold mining towns and both surrounded by mountains.
We bought ourselves a picnic lunch and sat by the Arrow River to eat it and
afterwards we took a long walk along the river, very pretty.


After a brief sojourn at our motel


for a much needed cup of tea we drove a short distance up a nearby high hill (small mountain?) to a viewing point. This photo shows the road we drove up. Luckily it was Terry's turn at the wheel


and this final photo shows a lovely view towards Lake Hayes with a deer farm in the foreground.


All in all, a very pleasant day in this beautiful little town.

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