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The Great Escape
Temperature: 15-25 °C, very windy.
Highlights : Queenstown, Adrenalin Capital of the World home to 3 bungees, Lord of the Rings trails either by horse or 4 wheel drive, shotover jet which blasts through the canyon, skydiving and the deadly canyon swing. We went river boarding, floating down the glacial melt on boogie boards. Steve decided to embrace his fear, dropping 60 metres then swinging out over a river on the Canyon Swing. With scenery to die for we (yes steve too) went on quite a hike in the surrounding mountains racing down a luge from the top! With top restaurants, beautiful lake, small parks with the occasional bagpipe player, cute crafts shops, this is the prettiest lake-side town I have ever seen.
On a day trip to Milford Sound, a fiord located about 4 hours southwest from Queenstown, we cruised watching seals, birds and waterfalls all the way to the sea. Quite astounding it was, being a world heritage site and what Kiwis often say is the most beautiful place on the planet (or at least our guide thought so).
Disappointments: Its so far from everywhere.
Thoughts: Beautiful just beautiful.
Other: How much is a two bed flat here?
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