Queenstown

You know how we said that Waitomo was the Adrenalin capital of the North Island - and we opted to go bunny shearing? Well, Queenstown is the Adrenalin capital of the South Island. This is where you can bungie. Not just bungie, bungie so your head gets dunked in the lake. Bungie "swing" from one side of a canyon to another. And bungie from the top of a mountain. Or paraglide strapped to another raving lunatic (other than yourself that is)...

Well, we opted for what we thought was gentle. The gondola ride up the side of the mountain to admire the beautiful views of Queenstown from the top. We thought it looked quite steep. Em thought it was fab. Tim and I enjoyed it so much we decided to WALK back down the mountain, all 2.5kms of near-vertical dirt track. Anything but get on that again!

The picture doesn't really do it justice. By the time we recovered we were able to admire the views from the top, and Tim & Em did the additional top-of-the-mountain Luge ride (only Em managed the ski-style chairlift though). Here's the view of the town and lake from the top of the gondola ride.