Yesterday was another great day in Q'town and environs ... rode the Skyline Gondola up a mountain directly overlooking the village, Lake Wakatipu, the aptly named Remarkables Mountains, and surrounding towns. The complex at the top included a luge track (concrete on wheeled luges, not ice on blades!), observation points, hiking trails and a bunjy jump platform. We luged, but didn't jump--it didn't look high enough (yeah, right). Today we motor down to Doubtful Sound, where we will enjoy an overnight cruise through some of the most beautiful and pristine landscape on our blue marble planet. Hope to see dolphins, seals, penguins, and who knows what else!!
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