Day 126 - slackpack again

Arrowtown —-> Queenstown 29km

Josh hopped on the bus with me back to Arrowtown this morning and we grabbed brekkie at a gorgeous cafe on the edge of the village. Arrowtown seemed like a place created from the movies - the Main Street was lined with Western cowboy-style buildings and shops sold olden-time wares. It was almost too perfect, built just for the crowds of tourists milling around.

After a quick mosey around the town, I waved Josh off - my backpack full of nothing but my lunch, I was practically skipping along the trail.

It was a wonderfully easy day - the trail first passing through a large golf resort…

…then round the beautiful Lake Hayes…

and through the not quite as beautiful Lake Hayes housing estate and along the Shotover river all the way into Frankton.

I met Josh in time for a second lunch and an afternoon bev. We got a bunch of boring admin done (shopping, laundry) before heading back to our Airbnb for a wonderfully relaxing afternoon doing absolutely nothing.