We decided to take it easy today as we've had a
very intense first couple of days. So we slept without alarm this time and
"only" went for something called the "Shotover Jet" .
Essentially, we went into a jet boat for a ride. The pilot went on really
shallow water at 70-100 km/h and did funky 360° spins and sliding past
rockwalls with only inches away. It felt rather cool :)
Prior to getting in, we chatted with a retired
couple from Atlanta, Georgia. The guy was an ex-pilot and his commentary
between childish screams made the journey even more fun.
Afterwards, we relaxed a little before we drove
to Kawarau Bridge, the place of the first Bungee Jump ever, and booked Isi's
second Bungee Jump for tomorrow before we make our way to Fox Glacier.
On the way back we went to a little village
called Arrowtown. It is an old golddigger's town during the gold rush and the
it's been made up to still look like during the gold rush in the late 1900s. It
was a nice day so we went for an hour long walk there before we sat down on the
balcony of our hotel room and sampled the white wine of this region (Dashwood
Sauvignon Blank from Marlborough - 2013). Not too bad, especially with such a
panoramic scenery ;)
A shotover jet
Scenery around Arrowtown
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