The TSS Earnslaw plies its trade up and down Lake Wakatipu taking tourists on day trips to a farm. Built in 1911 it’s a coal powered steam ship; consuming one tonne of coal an hour. I wouldn’t want to be the stoker!
TSS Earnslaw
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Flying into Queenstown
The Lake that turned Turquoise
Lake Wakatipu, the largest Lake in New Zealand and a feature of the Queenstown landscape, has changed colour this year. It is now a vivid turquoise colour.
The change has occurred due to a landslip depositing a large amount of ‘glacial flour’ into the water. Will it change back – apparently yes, but not in our lifetime.