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Published: November 25th 2008
Queenstown
November 25, 2008
The southern cross was brilliant last night. We were both up in the middle of the night to enjoy the clear night sky on our way to the facilities….more quality time together.
Today was rainy and miserable so we holed up in Queenstown for several hours. We cleaned the campervan and took long hot showers. We didn’t want to drive on because the road ahead is supposed to be beautiful and we don’t want to see it (I should say not see it) in the rain.
The weather isn’t stopping a lot of adventurers. I spoke with two girls that went bungy jumping today. The people from New York that were working for National Geographic that we met in the Catlins at Owaka are here at the same caravan park. The husband went para-gliding today, can’t imagine doing that in the rain. He said that things didn’t go so well and one girl and her guide ended up in a field a mile away from where they were supposed to be.
At least Queenstown is an enjoyable town with good cafes and excellent people-watching opportunities.
Around mid-afternoon it stopped raining for
Bungy Center
My friend from NY and I decided this is the closest we'll ever get to bungy jumping.awhile so we managed to salvage the day with some fun. We drove twenty minutes to the big-time bungy jumping place and watched people dive off an historic bridge for about an hour. Lots of fun to watch, but I can’t imagine doing it. I kept thinking two thoughts…I hope they emptied their pockets beforehand and that it looked like a good way to get your back aligned. Skip the chiropractor…go bungy jumping. By the way, bungy is spelled with a y in NZ. We ran into our National Geographic friends there, our paths keep crossing.
We drove on to the small town of Arrowtown that is almost too adorable. It is an old gold mining town and there are several historic buildings that are done up right. The most interesting thing there, though, is an old Chinese immigrant mining settlement that still stands. Those guys wanted in on the gold action, too, but racism forced them to live away from the Europeans. We looked at more of the merino wool/possum fur blend clothes and tried on some sweaters, but still not sure we want them enough to haul them around.
The day ended late with a trip
to Fresh Choice in Queenstown to stock up on orange juice, fruit, and whatever else we eat. There was a sale on cooked prawns, so that was our late dinner. Should have bought more, they were fresh and good.
It’s back to being rainy and cold. Not many tent campers here tonight.
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