Hello! After the last blog, Bishop and I spent another day in Dunedin and saw the only castle in NZ, Larnoch Castle. It was built by a wealthy banker and politician in the late 1800's who had a very rough family life which probably caused him to take his life. After Dunedin, we headed west to Queenstown, our final destination. This town is much more "Americanized" than anything else we've seen in NZ. The stores and restaurants are open late (in other cities, they stop serving dinner around 9:00) and there's much more activity going on. On our first day there, we went paragliding, a truly beautiful experience. It was a little disconcerting to be running down a mountain, but it's really great when you realize that your feet are no longer on the ground. We
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