After having a fairly active first day in Q/town (see last blog) we decided to take a day out to relax after all of the hecticness post wedding! Sunday (Day 2) was a day of cruising the shops, buying (more) stuff that we probably don't need as well as taking some time to look around.
We looked into doing a skydive, however the weather was working against us (too cloudy) so we postponed this for Monday. We also took a trip out to Arrowtown, an old gold mining village, on the public bus. We again cruised the shops and had an excellent lunch at a little place on the main street called "Stables" - highly recommended - before heading back to Q/town.
We headed to the supermarket and had a night in with the classic "Spag Bol a la Lidbury", served with a local Pinot Noir. We stayed in a beautiful condo, just out of town, that was recommended by Lachie & Leah. It had a beautiful view and was very peaceful and relaxing.
The view from our place.
Monday (Day 3) started off a little wet - our morning skydive was cancelled again, so we frantically re-arranged our day to try and get an afternoon jump in - only to have it cancelled again! Three strikes and you're out, so we've postponed this and will look into doing a skydive in Wanaka, probably on Friday. Monday afternoon cleared up so that we could do the Shotover jet - amazingly fun and fast, 360 degree spins and missing the canyon walls by what felt like millimetres - great experience! We spent the rest of the afternoon doing a Steph and Kyle pub crawl through "Pog Mahones", the "Pig and Whistle" and then having sensational pizza at "Winnie's", off the Mall in Q/town.
Tuesday (Day 4) - a little wet again, however we were up early to head out to Whitewater rafting, so getting wet was something we were expecting to happen to us this morning. What a great morning - the Shotover's currently in Spring floods, making the normally grade III rapids grade IV and the trip fairly speedy with the water travelling through at a rate of over 40 cubic metres per second. We had a fantastic time - great exercise and a terrific experience going over rapids called "The Rock Garden" "The Mother", "Oh S#it", "The Squeeze" and "The Tunnel" at the end, a 130m tunnel at the end of the ride.
We're now just getting some blogging done prior to doing the Shotover Canyon Swing this afternoon - a 60m free fall drop followed by a swing outover the Shotover canyon - what a rush and a great way to finish our Queenstown experience. Watch this space for what happened at the swing!
Have a look at the craziness at http://www.canyonswing.co.nz/index.php
Lots of love,
Kyle & Steph, The Honeymooners
