皇后镇的最后一天 – The Last Day in Queenstown

11/18/2025， 星期二，Tuesday, the 17th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

今天早上皇后镇开始下雨了，这边的的天气一向多变，既然出不去，就干脆上网把工作处理一下，和同事通了一个多小时的电话，把他最近的问题都解决了一下。等工作做完，外面刚好雨停了。我们开车出去转一圈。第一站去了皇冠峰，冬天这里是滑雪场，现在不开业，但山顶的视野非常开阔，能看到连绵的山脉，云雾和山底的一片绿色山谷；接着又去了海斯湖，雨后的湖面很安静，看着特别舒服。

This morning it started raining in Queenstown. The weather here is always unpredictable, so since we couldn’t easily go out, I went online to take care of some work. I spent over an hour on a call with a colleague and helped him sort out his recent issues. When I finished, the rain outside stopped and we decided to drive out of Queenstown in a little loop.

Our first stop was Coronet Peak. It’s a ski field in winter, though it isn’t open now, but the view from the top is incredibly wide — layers of mountains, drifting clouds, and a stretch of green valley at the base. In the two days of driving, we noticed quite a bit of roadkill along the road — much more than normal — a reminder of how much wildlife moves through these areas. After that, we went to Lake Hayes. The lake was very calm after the rain, and looking at it felt especially soothing.

然后我们在附近一个正在开发的住宅区旁随便吃了顿简单的午餐，没想到刚吃完雨又开始下了。之后我们开车回旅店，去超市买了点零食，回到房间整理行李，为明天的怀疑峡湾游船做准备。

Then we had a simple lunch near a residential area that’s currently under development, and just as we finished eating, the rain started again. After that, we drove back to the hotel, stopped by the supermarket to buy some snacks, and returned to the room to pack our bags in preparation for tomorrow’s Doubtful Sound cruise.

晚餐是在镇中心的一家越南餐厅解决的，菜很简单，但味道很好。

Dinner was at a Vietnamese restaurant on the water front in town. The dishes were simple, but overall were excellent.

Prawns, Chili Chicken, Pork Belly

三天的皇后镇之旅虽然短，但足以留下深刻印象。这里的美是一种纯粹的震撼——群山、湖水、森林，开车穿过弯弯的山路、望着雪峰倒映在湖面上、被广阔的风景包围的那些瞬间，都让人忍不住屏住呼吸。皇后镇的魅力就在于它的自然本身，不需要多说，却能让人记很久。

Our three-day stay in Queenstown was short, but more than enough to leave a deep impression. The beauty here is a kind of pure, overwhelming power—mountains, lakes, forests. Driving along winding mountain roads, watching snow-covered peaks reflected on the lake, and finding ourselves surrounded by vast landscapes—those moments made us hold our breath without even realizing it.

Queenstown’s charm lies entirely in its nature. It doesn’t need many words, yet it stays with you for a long, long time.

This is the statue of William Gilbert Rees, the founder of Queenstown, and according to Bear’s version of history, he lost far more than just a place in the town’s story — Bear took away his sheep.

这是皇后镇创始人威廉·吉尔伯特·里斯的雕像。
不过按照小熊的版本，他失去的不只是城里的地位——小熊还把他的羊都夺走了。