Jet Boats and Window Shots

Did you think we fell off the face of the earth….or the side of a mountain? Sorry, the past couple of nights we’ve either been too exhausted to pull out the laptop or they’ve wanted our firstborn for internet service. Since we’re fond of Cole, we decided to wait until the next stop.

We made it to Queenstown. Much smaller town than expected. But we had a blast. We rode the gondola, the luge , the jet boat and Jason bungie jumped!




How much excitement can a family fit into 1 ½ days? The Cavanaghs do it right!!! Jason said the bungie was the best back pop he’d had in ages – better than the chiropractor. The kids did the bungie trampoline. Mom did neither. The real bungie was way too scary. The baby bungie…well let’s just say that Mom couldn’t handle standing in line with all the 5 year olds. The jet boat was some kind of fun! We froze our butts off and loved every 360 degree turn. Since we couldn’t take pics (too fast and wet) you should google Shotover Jet Boats to get the full picture.

We left Queenstown and headed to Te Anau (pronounced Tea Anow). 2 ½ hour drive but we made it just in time for the Glowworm Cave tour. We caught the big boat, docked, ventured far underground into a cave with waterfalls in it, rode the little boat quietly in full darkness (so as to not startle the glowworms) just to see about 100 or so tiny pinprick size green lights overhead. Anti-climactic to say the least. But we still had fun.

We were disappointed to find out that the road to Milford Sound (which was to be our adventure for today) was closed due to rock slips/slides. If we wanted to go on the cruise we had planned, we would have had to pay $125 per person to be airlifted in. A no go. So we headed on to Wanaka. It’s situated on Lake Wanaka (or Lake Wannahockaloogie as we like to call it). Gorgeous town.

Visited Puzzling World on the way in and had a complete blast. The kids didn’t want to leave.



As for all of the car ride/window pics…I want ya’ll to enjoy the ride with us. And if I asked to pull over every time the urge to photograph hit me, Jason might kill me.

Coming soon….what I love most about New Zealand. Here’s a hint…they’re tiny and fuzzy, they bounce around their Mommies all cute-like in the fields, and they taste like lamb chops.

Off to see glaciers tomorrow!
Love to all!
The Five Travellers

PS - if the slide shows don't show up, I'll try to link them later.