The Road Not Taken

This is my 4th or 5th day in Queenstown, I am not really sure which. The weather has been a bit off so not much in the way of activities to do. I have two more nights here and then off to Dunedin in Nick’s van.

I will post more photos soon of our trip to Milford Sound. Hiring a car was a plus for this trip as it takes 4/5 hours to get there and the alternative is to go by bus. We had the added bonus of staying one night on the Milford Wanderer and had a lovely 3 course meal and some kayaking around the sound seeing penguins and attempting to avoid the sandflies.

One of our priorities seem to be finding free pool. One hostel we stayed at in Nelson had a free pool table where we spent many an hour perfecting our craft. We seem to be getting pretty good at it now. In fact Gav and Nick are playing at Altitude right now which is a bar where they have free pool from 4-7pm every day. I popped off to update my blog and write a few emails.

Tonight may be a big night as most people are going out. I feel a bit under the weather today and Carol is very sick and has been in bed all day. It may have been something we ate. Gavin seems ok though. Tough as old boots he is.

So, three weeks into the trip and it feels like 3 months. The constant moving on can be tiring. I wold have liked to spend more time in Wanaka and may head back that way if I hire a car later on. Dorm life is not so bad now and you do meet some folks and have some funny experiences so I think I can carry on dorming for a while. Perhaps when I get to Christchurch I may get a hotel room for one night and treat myself.

I must admit that after the sky dive I was keen to do more. There are courses here to learn more and they are not cheap but do allow a solo jump after 1 tandem jump and some ground training. To qualify and get certified to jump anywhere in the world alone costs around NZ$4000-$5000 and you must complete 25 jumps. Out of all the qualifications I have I think that one would be the most rewarding. Not much chance of that though due to time and funds.

I have yet to go rafting which is something I have to do here in NZ. I could leave it until I get to Christchurch as the forecast here is rain for tomorrow.

Stay tuned for lovely, incredible, beautiful photos of the voyage to Milford Sound.

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