Queenstown Bimble
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Thu 21 Aug 2014 22:37
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Queenstown
Bimble
The first pictures in Queenstown had
of course got to be of this iconic chap, thank
you, don’t make me growl, anyhooo, there were were one or three false starts before I got the one I
liked.
 What a
chap. I know I am. Paint Pepe’s face
puce and mimic the great inward breath.
Have you ever seen a tourist book
rolled up and used like a policeman’s truncheon.
Bear has.
Hurry along Bear, Hurry
Along.
  A different chap – William Gilbert Rees.
   We stood and watched as this chap yowled and
barked as he went in – sadly, he chose to jump between two jetty posts
which rather spoilt the picture. Apparently a busker throws a ball for him all
day, neither belonging to the other.
 A new one on
us, we watched a man push his piano, park it by the beach wall and promptly
began to tune his
instrument.
 This chap watched in amazement from his perch on the
wall.
  The paddle
steamer Mountaineer with Eichardts Hotel in
the background and Bear standing in front of the Eichardts
Hotel today.
   Queenstown Mall in 1875 and
today.
  Bear fell
about when he saw that Mrs. Woo had gone all posh and become a Chinese restaurant.
Explanation – every time we do laundry it is known as a Mrs. Woo day after the
pantomime Aladdin. We liked the bear shop
opposite.
   The chemist had
gone all Beez.
     I finally got Bear in a picture with
TSS Earnslaw coming in.
 Lunch date of orange ruffy, chips and salad very delicious.
  We saw a weird looking craft called
the Hydro Attack, turn and take off at
speed.
 The jet
boat shot by, amazing to think that 600-800 litres of water are sucked
through the two 350hp engines every second.
   Bits along the
wharf.
   Plenty of trendy
eateries and a trendy tourist..............Huh.
I’d fancy him.........
  Another set of ‘then and
later’ pictures.
  Clearly the owner wants us to know
he lives at number 9. Bear poses with skiers welcome ???
 Time to leave Lake
Wakatipu behind.
 As dusk settles we take a last look back at Queenstown as we bimble
home.
 Final sunset from
Mabel. Now to the business of revenge over the backgammon
board.
ALL IN ALL A VERY HAPPY
VISIT
STUNNING VIEWS, GREAT
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