1/27/2002 Queenstown, New Zealand (Phillip)
Today was another fabulous day. While all of you were sitting at work, or in class, Kelly and I were 3000 feet above sea-level fighting major rapids and trying not to drown. We woke up late (woo-hoo!) and went into town to book some White Water rafting. The drive up there was worth the money by itself. Harrowing cliff edges in a wee mini-bus prepared us for what was ahead. After a few anti- Australia
n jokes the kiwi guides loaded us in boats, clad in life jackets and helmets and off we went! The rapids were amazing, the river was called the Shotgun and the shores were lined with old gold mining equipment. The Shotgun river is actually the worlds second richest river in gold. We took lots of pictures as we almost drowned. In fact, our boat was the best and none of us were thrown overboard, although both Kelly and I opted to jump into the icy cold waters. A fabulous time!
After that we booked bungee jumping for tomorrow (71m/229ft) ought to be good! Tomorrow is also my (Phillip's) birthday so it would NOT be a good day to die. Kelly says she'll be wearing her extra-thick underwear for the day too.
Finally we took the Gondola up the mountain and did Luge. Basically you all get in these little go-kart type things and race down a concrete course. Kelly and Jayne managed to smack into the side of the track rather spectacularly as Phillip cruised to 4 out of 5 victories!
Need to get some sleep tonight before we step off a bridge tomorrow! Hope our mothers can sleep well tonight!
Posted by Admin at January 27, 2002 12:31 AM