Dairy Queenstown

... Estelle and Christophe and we all stayed together in our van for 2 nights. We went for a walk in the pouring rain on the Queen Charlotte Hiking Track which is in amongst the mountains. There were some beautiful views but as we walked further up the mountain, we started walking through the clouds and couldn't see anything, so we decided to walk back to the van to dry off with a cup of hot chocolate.

Estelle and Chris picked Mussels from the ...

It was an early start for me Neil and Dan. After a mini bus to Glenorchy where we were kitted out with all the gear. We needed to be in wetsuits as theres a high chance of falling in! To get to the area of the river flats for funyaking we had to get a jet boat. These were invented in NZ for the purpose of very shallow water, they are also used in other rivers in Queenstown. You enter the river flats from the lake and ...

... in circles so we could catch the hot air and be carried up higher, he even let me operate the controls and steer the paraglide which was cool, after a while we started the decent and landed safely on the ground. in my special offer price i got free photos and videos which u can see some of, but the videos wont upload but i hav them all on CD for a christmas showing. i was back in the hostel before 5 and had the ...

... started on Thursday morning with a look around the town and then booked ourselves in for a number of activites.
First up was the shotover jet in Queenstown-this was basically a jet boat flying through a river on a lake but it did 360 degree spins and went flying through river canyons-was a good experience and was a defo one to get done while there.
From here we tried the famous ferburger in Queenstown-its the biggest burger you could imagine aand was recommended to us by ...

... Tribulation which is where the rainforest meets the sea (so cool!!). Came back down the coast and did the Whitsunday Islands.

Then Barry and I went to Fraser Island which was probably one of the coolest things I have done since I have been in Australia. There is 11 people in a 4x4 and you just get food and told were to roughly go and get sent off on your own on the island. So just checked everything ...

... really fun too; it's a ski town so there are lots of backpackers and the bars/clubs have been an experience! I have a great group of friends on this trip too and that makes all the difference. All around, great place!

Until then...
Michelle

Check out the jump styles I did:
http://www.canyonswing.co.nz/ju mpstyles.php

... a favourite of the locals which the good old Rough Guide recommends and it hasn't got it wrong. I sit down to a latte and a sandwich (chicken and pesto) and grab a complimentary mens magazine and chill out. The sandwich is delicious. Though what is it with men's magazines - why is the choice limited to magazines for men who like tits and ass only (like Zoo and Nuts) or men who like tits and ass and cars which are out of their price bracket and ...

... before you but the advantage was that by the time it was my turn I just wanted to do it. Also, being a massively competitive person, I was determined to do the best jump. There was also the added pressure of whether you were going to unclasp yourself during the dive in order to turn yourself the right way up. If you didn't you'd have the humiliating pleasure of coming up upside down with everyone laughing at you! Unfortunately, I was the only one who ...

... jumping was invented in Queenstown and we enjoyed watching the young people jumping from the historic bridge where the first jump was done. Continued to Wanaka and had a wonderful three days. Our condo, as you can see, was beautiful. Even had a dishwasher, washer and dryer, and two bedrooms. AND A VIEW!! We really enjoyed Mt ...