Helllllllooooooo Queenstown!
It's gay ski week here and you haven't seen so many pretty boys in all your LIFE!
I have had a great day! Action packed although less action packed than it was intended to be! I had agreed to go Skydiving today with one of the girls that I met on the bus. Of course yesterday when I agreed to this madness it was pouring with rain and gale force winds were blowing. This morning on the other hand.... it was a different story! Not a cloud in the sky, not a breath of wind and sunshine in all it's glory! I promptly almost threw up realising that this meant.... I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BLOODY SKYDIVE!
So the morning started with the first adrenaline rush activity... The Shotover Jet! We booked it and headed into town where we were told that due to the river flooding and consequently their jetty all canyon trips were cancelled but to come back later. An hour and a half later... we were speeding through canyons doing 360 degree turns, getting soaked and absolutely LOVING IT!
Next stop skydiving! Pixie knee trembling, stomach churning, what the hell possessed me to say yes to this activity. Thankfully the wind started blowing and the clouds rolled in! The skydive was CANCELLED! I'm not sure if it started raining or whether it was just the tears of thankfulness rolling down my cheeks and I don't care! I get to live another day!
Now of course we didn't have an adrenaline pumping activity for the afternoon so off we went to the booking office and the next hour we were in a gondola (cable car to some of you) climbing up to the top of the peak. Next stop... The Luge! Little racecars that speed you around a track at the top of a mountain, U Turns and S bends and screaming and laughter and a lot of fun! But we were sad when we had to come down the mountain again so while walking back into town we decided to do a little bungy trampolining and I can honestly hand on heart, head and arse say that after that wedgy like experience I will NEVER attempt to go bungy jumping!
I'm showered and dressed, sitting with the girls as we update blogs and email friends and then we're all heading into town for a little relaxation and a nice stiff drink!
Tomorrow... Milford Sound (if there are no landslides). Thursday... Skiing. Friday... comatose in bedroom!
Laters my little alligators
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