Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 - 3:39 pm
Well, today’s my last day in Queenstown… what a great place. I was fortunate enough to show up during the winter festival, and last night was Mardi Gras… Multiple stages with musical performances, performers and street vendors everywhere, and so many people it made navigating the streets difficult. sweet.
off to Christchurch and then Sydney….
Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 - 3:24 am
Holy crap, skydiving RULES!!!!! You jump outta the plane, and it’s just unreal! Once your brain gets past the “holy shit I’m 12,000 feet in the air and falling fast” part, it’s all about pure thrill of flying and an AMAZING view. We jumped near “The Remarkables”, a mountain range that is very unique as it spans true north/south. (Minas Tirith for you LOTR fans) just awesome… wow… gotta do that again sometime…
Later that night I met some very friendly Aussies and regaled them with stories of falling from great heights, and showed them the video I took while doing so. Then the rest o the night was all about drinkin with the brits I met at my hostal.
CHEERS
Sunday, June 27th, 2004 - 12:04 am
Yesterday I flew into Queenstown, which is much cooler than Aukland. (Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with Aukland, but it’s just another big city)… Queenstown is a nice ski town on the south island, surrounded by snow covered mountains. (Absolutely gorgeous sight to fly into)
Today I took a trip into Milford Sound and it was quite rainy but really beautiful anyway. Middle Earth is pretty nice…
“When do I turn purple?!” -quote from a dude at the world bar who was alternating between giggling and muttering to himself before he blurted out said line and left…
