Blogs from Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 35

This morning I've already been bungy jumping! Took me ages to get off the platform cause it was sooooo scary! 134m in approx 8 secs with 5secs of freefall! My dvd is an embarressment! Going horse riding soon, another new experience!... read more

Greetings from Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand, or perhaps the world. Now, I'm of the school of thought that adventure can happen anywhere and you don't necessarily have to be emptying your wallet or risking spinal injury to participate, but for certain types of paid outdoor adventure type activities, Queenstown is the place. Take your pick from rafting, jet boating, parasailing, skiing, snowboarding, river boarding (boogie boarding down a river), canyoning, canyon swinging, and even some kind of airplane-like tethered rocket plane kind of thing. and of course bungee jumping (invented here). Queenstown has all of these. Sherry and I will probably partake in the jet boating, but that's about it. The landscape on the south island is beautiful: snowcapped mountains, green valleys, still lots of sheep. On Saturday (2 days agao) we had ... read more

at the mo we are in invercargill on the south island. we have been in our van for 2 weeks now, and have been out and about seeing lots and lots: NZ sealions and seals. lots of yellow-eyed penguins, and a blue penguin - really close up. also saw lots of spotted shags - birds with mohecans! and saw royal albatrosses - big birds that glide. we have been from christchurch down the east coast, occasionally darting inland to see things like mount cook (NZs highest mt) - all covered in snow and very impressive. lake tekapo - huge blue lake surrounded by mountains, also v impressive. also done plenty of walking along some of the most beautiful beaches. as people told us, it really is a great country and one you could never tire of ... read more

Hey mates, NEW PHOTOS Check out my new photos on this blog from Milford Sound and bungy jumping! I have safely arrived in Queenstown after a short jaunt of a flight from Welly via. Christchurch. Nz is such a headrush- for a country of such small stature, they sure do pack a ton of amazingly diverse and vast landscape. The thing that rocks about NZ is that you can drive for an hour and be in a completely different place, almost like a whole other country. It drives you wild. Upon arrival I was blown away by the superb mountain scenery. Just lucious absolutely breathtaking. I took a shuttle to the Queenstown YHA (hostel) and met up with lauren and rachel, Jenn followed along after her flight landed. I purused the quant little mountain shops and ... read more

well weve now trecked south from Franz Josef and suprisingly the weather has turned fantastic again- As in the average rainfull is not 7 metres per year. We spent the night in Wanaka with a great view of some huge mountains. Incidentily on the way we stopped of at the amazing puzzling world which was quite frankly amazing. All the puzzles youve ever played from the rubik cube to shifting the blocks on a tile thingy (you know) while you sit and have a coffee. There were loads of illusions and holograms and not to mention an enourmous maze. (yes we completed the wanaka maze) which Gem and i got totally lost in -I DID TELL HER TO TURN LEFT AT THE TREE BUT NO NO WE HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT ON! To be honest i ... read more