Last night we did a cruise and dinner package on the TSS Earnslaw. You board the boat at 7pm and it takes you across the lake to Walter Peak Restaurant for a buffet BBQ dinner.
The TSS Earnslaw is a “Twin Screw Steamer” built in 1912 and is still powered by the coal fired steam engine, one of the few remaining coal powered ships in the world.
As Sharon pointed out, 1912 was not a great year for ships, however this one managed to not sink on our journey and we made it back to QT in one piece.
The heat coming from the engine room was quite intense, I certainly wouldn’t want to be tending the furnace for any significant amount of time.
The dinner is quite good, but treat it as an entire experience package, don’t consider it a gourmet dinner.
It's all about the coffee 