there is no shortage of things to do in queenstown. if you find yourself bored, it is your own fault. boo. today i was privy to a great ride on a jet boat owned and operated by a local family. support small business!! that's what i always say!!
after a 15 minute drive down a harrowingly narrow road that was chiseled out of the rock years ago during the gold rush of the 1800s we finally arrived at skipper's canyon. apparently this narrow road is a two lane highway as we almost touched the other vans that passed us loaded with others on the way to their activities.
suited up with a waterproof jacket and a life vest, we scampered onto the bright blue jet boat docked at the wharf of the shotover river.
ben our driver, thrilled us and maneuvered us seemingly dangerously close to rocks before and after spinning the whole boat in full 360 degree circles. the boat sped through waters that seemed too shallow but apparently ben was an old pro. it was good fun.
after the jet boat which stopped at various places on the river to give all of us a bit of local gold mining and bungy history, we stopped at the pipe line suspension bridge, one of the original commercially operating bungy jumps in the world. swaying ever so gently in the wind, my tail bone was still tingling as we jumped back on the bus to head back to town.
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