Lets Get High

When me and Michelle first met she told me that she’d always wanted to hike up Ben Lomond in Queenstown (she pronounced it with a French accent which made me laugh since its a Scottish name, I soon set her straight). While she lived in Queenstown for a year she never actually go round to it. So when we were down there for a few days before doing the Milford track we decided it was now or never.

Excited to be back in Queenstown

First we get the cable car to the base of the mountain

there she is in the distance, Ben Lomond

Queenstown starting to look small

 

So we headed off (cheating slightly by getting the gondola up the first stage, but we’d both hiked this part many times) It was a crazy hot sunny day, and having hiked up little ole Ben Lomond before I knew we had a sweaty day ahead of us!

Up we go, time to get high

this is the image I used in my design

stunning Queenstown

we made it to the top

time to get low. Heading back down

stopped of for some light refreshment at the gondola building

 

Up we went, taking in the amazing 360 degree views the whole way, first reaching the 1326m Ben Lomond Saddle where the real ascent begins. A couple of hours later we were standing at the 1748m summit, looking back down towards Queenstown, what a view! I can never get enough of looking down over my old New Zealand home, and to do that you really do have to get high!