What a country! The kiwi experience has probably been the best part of my tour so far. Me and my brother started out in Christchurch before heading across to Westport where we participated in our first activity called jetboating. It basically involved being driven down a river at extremely fast speeds and getting very wet. From there we headed to the Franz Josef Glacier and spent a day climbing up it. The glacier is pictured left. We then did a skydive over the fox glacier which was nearby. 45 seconds of freefall then a 5 minute parachute ride is definitely one of the most amazing things I've done.
Then we headed to Queenstown via lake Wannaka where we did 3 bungee jumps and a canyon swing. The first bungee we did was the world's first commercial bungee, 43 metres off a bridge. Then we did the Nevis, which was 3 times as high. The final one was known as 'the ledge' and involved running and jumping off a high point over Queenstown. This one is pictured below.
The canyon swing is similar to a bungee, except you swing rather then bounce. I chose to go off the edge on a chair. The video is on youtube at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThCfFQqfDCoThe guys are famous for making the plunge as scary as possible....We then left queenstown and headed up to Wellington via Christchurch and a place called Kaikoura. The north island is very different to the south in terms of scenery. In Taupo and Rotorua we experienced natural hot springs, it's like climbing into a hot bath, this is due to all the volcanic activity which occurs on the north island. We did an adult assault course, a 'swoop' which is also like a bungee but involves going front first and swooping like a bird at 100 miles per hour. We then participated in lugeing. This involves driving sleds with wheels down very big hills at high speeds. A couple of nights ago we got to experience Maori culture by spending a night at one of their villages and seeing their famous war dance, the haka, as well as an all you can eat buffet. We also went caving which involves abseiling, a zip line, rafting and getting extremely wet, great fun.
I'm currently in Aukland with the trip nearly over. We head north to the bay of islands and then back down to auckland for our flights to england and oz respectively. I've met some great people on this leg of the tour but in oz I'll link up with my ex-travelling partner Brad where we will hit the east coast. I can't believe how much we've done in the last 3 weeks, and neither can my credit card. Still 3 days of kiwi to experience to go and I'll try to make the most of it.
ไม่มีความคิดเห็น:
แสดงความคิดเห็น