After the excesses of the night before, Andy was still up for a 6.45am run along the coast road to get some fresh air in his lungs and to clear his head.

Once back we had a cooked breakfast kindly prepared by Paul and chatted to Michelle and Jenny about the local area and the wonderful scenery all around Kaka Point.

It was then time for a walk and a short drive out to the lighthouse at Nugget Point. With another day of wonderful clear skies the scenery and wildlife made the place feel even more magical and beautiful.

After saying our goodbyes to Michelle, Jenny & Paul, we got back in the motor and started our inland 175 mile journey to Queenstown. On the way we stopped for a Jimmy’s Pie, a must in this part of the world, which proved a helpful filler.

From there we drove on stopping a couple of times to take in the various lakes along the route through Central Otago, passing Roxburgh, Alexandra before stopping at Cromwell.

During our stop in Cromwell we visited the historic heritage precinct. Although not the original street, this being lost in the lake due to the creation of a dam and a rising water level, it offered some interesting and unique buildings selling gifts and coffee.

Once back on the road we stopped briefly at Roaring Meg Power Station to check out the roaring river.

On arrival into Queenstown it was still only 4pm and the sun was still bright and we did what you should always do when first arriving, we headed to a bar and ordered a couple of glasses of rose and took up position looking out over the lake.

After a short interlude, we went for a wander around the centre of Queenstown and came upon the crazy queues for Fergburger. This is a legendary eatery where they sell uber sized burgers that are the talk of the town and the rest of the South Island. We counted over 150 people waiting to be served.

Given the queues Andy went for the next best thing, the Mrs Ferg ice creams being sold in their store next door. We can confirm that their successes in the burger world will soon be followed by ice-cream domination too.

After a lovely day in the sunshine we retired back to our 2 night stay at Ora Retreat, a lovely boutique B&B with the most amazing views out over Lake Wakatipu.

Tomorrow we are heading out onto the lake for a boat tour before deciding which of the many outdoor pursuits to do next.