Day: 5 January 2012

New Zealand

Thrill Seeking- Day Two

Chris continued his adventures this morning with anoadventistarly start – the Nevis Swing.This is apparently the largest swing in the world. You start by being suspended 160m above the canyon floor and on your release, you find yourself accelerating through the canyon at a crazy speed of up to 150kph+ in a 300m arc. There […]

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New Zealand

Thrill Seeking – Day One

We began our list of adventure activities this morning with an early start on the 7:45 am Shotover Jet ride. This was the only time that we could book to enable Chris to do his combo experience of Jet Boating and White Water Rafting. It was very interesting being up so early. The long distance […]

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New Zealand

Exploring Queenstown

Tuesday was a busy day for us on our first full day in Queenstown. After breakfast, Chris, Audrey and I walked down the steep hill into town while Jill and Cathy took the car. After finding a parking spot, our first stop was at the most outstanding place in town – the AJ Hackett booking […]

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New Zealand

Entertaining Violet

iPads are a great piece of technology. At four, Audrey has been an adept user for some time. This time it was very useful for keeping little Violet entertained during our flight. I hope that the people in nearby seats were not too offended with all the animal noises.

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