Thursday 29 July 2021

TSS Earnslaw

 
 


The TSS Earnslaw is a nice old boat (or should that be 'ship') you can ride on from Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu. It's a steamer dating from 1912.  So it is Edwardian. 

 

As an aside, it is coal fired so not cool really.

 


It has 11 crew and can take almost 400 passengers.  It is named after Mt Earnslaw which sits at the head of the lake.

 

You are not going to go fast – its top speed is about 13 knots.

 


There are day tours to Walter Peak Station or short outings just to see how the boat works.

 

1 comment:

  1. That would be a fun trip, I’d like to see that ship.

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