Leaving Te Anau and Fiordland behind, I headed to the adventure capital of New Zealand, Queenstown. A ski resort village in the winter with The Remarkableson their doorstep, when the snow isn't falling there is still much to do. A tourist mecca, the town is set up to cater for everyone's needs. Lying on the banks of Lake Wakatipu and surrounded by mountains, there isn't a water sport in the world which is not available to do here. From kayaking to steamer cruises, jet-boating the lake or the canyons, swimming, tubing or even diving, the list is endless. It is also renowned as the birth place of bungy jumping with the god father of the sport, A.J. Hackett, lending his name to the worldwide company that operates from here. You can even jump the Kawarau Bridge
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