Summer in Queenstown...

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February 17th 2008

Published: February 18th 2008

Hello everyone! Just a quick update on things here before a slew of pics from an incredible summer spent in Queenstown… One week left. ONE WEEK! I cant believe it! Its crazy- on the one hand, I feel like my time here has gone by so quickly, while on the other, I feel like I’ve been in Queenstown for FOREVER. Keep in mind that I was supposed to have left last November, but due to circum... Read Full Entry

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Nick Tilley

Not Just Another JAFA

Its all happening. The Adventure is under way... Yes, its true- My friend Cory and I have quit our jobs, and have left the comfort and security of the US to embark on an adventure of global proportions. We left for New Zealand on June 17th, and one 24-hour trans-Pacific flight, a few cancelled bus trips, and 3 hostels later, we finally made it to our first destination- Queenstown, NZ, on the South Island in the the land of the Kiwis. Mountain biking, bungee jumping, jet boating, canyoneering, snow skiing, rock climbing- Queenstown has got it all, and claims to be the outdoor adventure spor... full info

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Down into the darkness

Mikki, abseiling down into the canyon below. Again, couldnt see anything, just rappelled down into blackness...

You want me to do WHAT?!?!

Whats that smell? Fear? No- just the wetsuit... Combined with FEAR.

Hi Mom!

I actually managed a smile here? How'd that happen?

A moment between flatmates...

Seb, what have you gotten me into??

Not here, not so much here, but land HERE!

Glad to have the seasoned guides with us- they can go through that canyon blindfolded.

SPLASHDOWN!!

A perfectly executed jump.

Slip-sliding away...

Seb prepares to slide me over the edge down into the pool below. I cant see anything, so away we go!

Sweet as, mate!

Moonlight canyoning the 12-mile Delta...

DROP HIM!

Getting "lowered" into the pool below.

Theres the moon!

Our group, soaking up the moonlight after our trip though the canyon.

Ben Lomond

Time for an expedition to the summit...

Hiking up Ben Lomond...

Seb and I decided to take on the mountain and climb to the summit of Ben Lomond. Here is the trail leading to the Ben Lomond Saddle

Time to conquer the peak...

It looks pretty straight-forward from this angle- just up the ridge, right? Wrong...

At the TOP...

Hey mate, I think I can see Switzerland from here...

I made it!

Wrist cast and all, I finally conquered Ben Lomond... It was a tough trek, can you tell by my shirt?

The view from the top...

Looking down on the Wakatipu Basin from the Ben Lomond Summit.

Taking it all in...

Soaking up the rays and taking a hard-earned rest after the grueling hike to the top of Ben Lomond. Still, another beautiful day in New Zealand... Things could be worse!