Blogs from Queenstown, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 8

Mellan vandringarna vilar vi ut i turistorten Queenstown, inklamd mellan bergen vid en vacker sjo. Vi lagar trasiga damasker, gor inkop och skaffar oss tillgang till nasta vandring. Vi aker aven upp i linbanan och tittar pa utsikten, samt i souvenirbutiker. Vi passar pa att gora civiliserade saker som att titta pa tv, ga ut och ata och ga pa bio. Eftersom som Queenstown ar aventyrssporternas mecka kanns det som vi maste prova pa nagot av det ocksa och valjer whitewaterrafting i "Shotover River". Naturligtvis har det dock regnat massor igen och eftersom raftingbolaget anser det for farligt att genomfora turen blir den installd, suck. Vi tar dock annu en vilodag i solen vid hamnstranden och sloar och kollar pa kringresande jonglorer/eldslukare.... read more

By the time Monday cme around we had already had our skydiving cancelled twice because of high winds, therefore i had got to the point where i did not believe that it was going to happen, so i got up that day without any fear or anticipation of the jump. I expected that we would go to the skydive centre and be told we would not be doing it again. However it was a very clear and sunnt day on Monday and all of the people i was with really thought it was going to happen. And we were informed that it was. At this point i felt a bit of adrenalin but immediately felt that no matter how scared i was i would be doing the jump and i stuck with that mindset throughout. On ... read more

hello everybody, again its been a while since the last post, but weve been up to alot lately. first off id like to say congratulations to the Green family. the beautiful Julia Ella May Green has entered this world. we send all our love in this amazing time you are experiencing, again congratulations and i cant wait to see her when we get back :) you are a wonderful family and i miss you. we are currently in the extreme capital of the world, Queenstown, where weve made ourselves at home, staying for a week and a bit, tiring ourselves out on different activities. me and mike bungy jumped..........if you ever have the chance to do this extremely extreme activity, dont let it pass. it was one of the most exhilerating experiences of my life. we ... read more

Just kidding! Now that I have your attention though I will tell you what we have been up to for the last few days. We just got back from Routeburn track and it kicked our butts. We have pushed ourselves further than we have ever before. I never thought I could walk as far as I did up and down so many mountains. We walked about 36km total in three days. We were walking for about 12-13 hours and it was intense. First off it was raining and very cold. I have never been that cold in my entire life. Thats right, even in NZ it can get colder and I have actually been warmer in a canadian winter. We were not prepared in the end. Everything got wet so we had nothing to change ... read more

I was lucky enough to stay with some relations in their holiday home in Queenstown over New Year. My cousin owns a river surfing business which is where crazy adrenaline junkies go down grade 4 rapids with only a body board for protection. Despite deep rooted fears and serious misgivings I was also signed up to go on a Serious Fun River Surfing trip - I was convinced I would probably drown or least need to be rescued at some point in the 2 ½ hour adventure. There was the bonus of some rather good looking guides in wetsuits and I knew that my cousin wouldn’t let me get in too much trouble - after all, it would look really bad for business. You’ll be amazed to read that I did actually manage to surf a ... read more