Saturday, 14 April 2007

My day...no pics again. Sorry!

Its been a really great day down here. The suns been out, not too windy and everyone's just chilled.
I was up by 9am this morning so I could digest breakfast before my trip on the Shotover. This was incredible. Essentially its just a blast around a canyon in a jetboat doing about 50mph in 6 inches of water. That's all!! hehe. Incredible. 360degree spins, and getting soaked. There on some photos that were taken on their website but they haven't updated yet. As soon as I can I will post the link. It certainly cleared the early morning crappy feeling I had today.
Last night was very sedate. Early dinner and an early night. I was whacked and I think the plane ride from hell had taken it out of me.
This afternoon, it was off to Arrowtown for a walk round. This town was built on the gold mining that first brought settlers to the area. Most of these settlers were Chinese, and there's a village (or whats left of it) for you to walk round.
As this didn't take as long as I was hoping I had a drive up to the original bungee site. While I was there the jumps were going on, and for one fevered moment I actually considered it, then remembered that I didn't actually want to!
As for the rest of the day (and night) that's still to come. Ive decided to stop an extra night in Queenstown. This will leave me with only a couple of days in Christchurch, but as I have actually found a little piece of heaven, Ive decided to stay here a while longer.
Take care
M

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The shotover sounds like it was good fun, yet you must have had a moment of insanity to even consider a bungee jump..you nutter!!! It must be nice to do as you're doing and choosing how long,to a degree, and where to stay..you've had more luck than we did in Ireland. Until next time, love n hugs, big sis.x

Anonymous said...

Do you know who I am? I have to echo your sister in saying you must be a nutter to have even considered for one second bungee jumping! Sounds a fantastic place though and if your staying an extra day you must be really enjoying it. Love M. xxxx