Catch-Up Day

I would be amiss if I did not take advantage of the alpine beauty in the Queenstown area. Carole was kind enough to give me a good trail to run so I ended up heading down to the Bush Creek. I ran along the river for a bit before I headed up hill [what seemed like forever] along the Tobins Track. I ended up with a gorgeous view of Arrowtown. Foolishly, I forgot any sort of picture-taking device to document the view. I’ll try to take some more tracks so I can take photos around the area.

 

My other activities of the day: updating my blog for all you lucky, lucky readers!

Due to the New Zealand Open golf tournament at the local Milbrook Golf Course, Arrowtown hosted a little street festival in the downtown area. I discovered the “bacon butty”… aka bacon sandwiched between white bread with butter, a literal heart attack in a meal, but it smelled amazing! There were performances and activities for children, as well as some more adult activities, aka drinking wine and beer. The local bar and restaurant, “The Tap and Fork”, had a bar and I noticed they were serving a local craft IPA [Altitude Mischievous Keys] so I had to try it! It was hoppier than most NZ IPA’s but still not as strong as I am used to. We later went to the actual “Tap and Fork” for dinner where I had a burger with caramelized onions and beetroot… so YUM!