Our tour guide, Kate, said that Minus 5 (a bar in Queenstown that is not to be missed) was on our itinerary. Before you go in this bar, you put on heavy coats and gloves that are furnished by the bar. In the bar it is minus 5 degrees celcius (23 degrees) and everything is made of ice - the bar, the walls, the seats, the scultures, even the glasses ! Pretty COOL (pun intended)!
We picked our own cherries! It was a gorgeous orchard completely covered by a net to keep out the birds. Shiny red cherries were clustered on the branches - felt like we were in the Garden of Eden. Kate was disturbed by the orchard down the road shooting off a gas cannon every 2 minutes to keep the birds away. We picked 2 lbs. for around $6 U.S.
We took a helicopter ride after our jetboat ride up the Shotover River. This was followed by a gondola ride down the mountain. Queenstown is known for its extreme sports - bungee jumping was started here in the 80's - today it costs $150 to jump off of a 140' high bridge with rubber bands tied around your ankles. Blaine wants to do this...
This was a lovely lunch at the Gibbston Winery. Was as delicious as it was pretty.
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Blaine, I am imagining your 85 year old grandmother on that jet boat ride when she visits in February. I don't think she'll go for the bungee jump - too expensive.
Dad
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