Tuesday 23rd set off mid morning to the airport to fly down to the South Island. After a short 2 hour flight I arrived in Queenstown, a very busy little town, full of backpackers and Japanese tourists. The scenery is stunning and well worth a visit. The South Island is the home to the Extreme Sport Culture. You can do pretty much anything you want to here from bungy jumping off the top of a mountain to swinging through the canyon on some very dangerous looking equipment. I settled for a ride on a Jet powered boat that was a very scary but exciting experience and booked myself onto a flight to Milford Sound. I had dinner in Queenstown and walked back as the sun was setting at around 10pm. It’s nice to have long days
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