A very different course today - built on former goldfields and the course reflects this with gullies, high rocky tee boxes, water courses and narrow fairways between rocky outcrops. Earthquakes are responsible for the ridges dictating the lie of the course. Today being Saturday we slotted in with the men's competition, not part of the comp, but inserted into the shotgun start. My group was made up to 4 by Jennifer from Auckland also visiting - a very capable golfer and fun to play with. The round took 5 hours!
Arrowtown came into being in the 1860s with the discovery of gold in the Arrow River and today remains a charming heritage site with typical miner's cottages, and many picturesque buildings now well utilised for tourism. A plethora of coffee shops, eateries, high end and tourist shops line the street. The whole town has beautiful mature trees lining every street and is obviously a mecca for tourists.
As it is Chinese New Year many tourists are from China - there is no accomodation to be had anywhere in Queenstown and surrounds and pubs, cafes and restaurants are heaving with people. This area is certainly the adventure capital - bungy jumping, sky diving, jet boating, rafting to name a very small selection. Nothing is cheap - except the walking!
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