Glenorchy Wharf & Viewpoint
Historic lakeside wharf and red steamer shed facing mountain peaks at the head of a long alpine lake.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Glenorchy Wharf, at the head of Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown, follows a Wellington swimmer on a February day in twenty twelve, attempting something no one had managed on New Zealand's longest lake. You'll hear about the attempt that beat him three years earlier, the friends in the support boat, and the strange menu that kept him going. Best heard from the end of the wharf, looking south down the water.
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