Before we left Queenstown today, we decided for 1 more adventure which was the jetboat. There are a few famous companies such as the Shotover Jet that offers thrilling rides down the Shotover River. Of course, it was pricier. So, we chose to do it Kjet that has a counter and sets off right in front of the city centre.
I would say I really enjoyed the ride. Look at our hair before and after! Goes to show how much wind and water was involved. In particular, I like the 360deg turns! Every time our guide waved his finger in a circular motion, we braced ourselves for the turns. I would say the number of turns were just nice for someone like me who was still recovering from motion sickness! Anymore, I would have puked into the water! And I was also glad to say that by Day 7, we have covered most of our outdoor adventure!
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After
Next to the jetboat counter, there was the Patagonia Chocolates. They have a large variety of chocolates for a choc-lover like me! We bought some home and thanks to the cool weather, our chocolates survived!
As there were still some time to spare, we decided to give the Kiwi Birdlife Park a visit. Afterall, we are on the land of kiwis! I understood the park was owned by a family. Apart form kiwis, there were some other species of birds that we don’t see in Singapore. Of course, there were the kiwis in the dark. Kiwis are more active in the dark. That’s why, the room was dark during the day so that visitors like us could see and learn more about them in the day. We had to allow our eyes to get used to the darkness before we could start seeing the small creatures.
Most people who have been to Queenstown would also have heard of the Fergburger craze. We had seen for ourselves the extent of the queues the days before. So we had to give it a try before we left! Fortunately, the queue moved rather quickly. What made it interesting was the sheer size of the burger! It was larger than my face! How should I bite it down?!?!
With the stomach filled with Fergburger, we said goodbye to our apartment and Queenstown and headed for Te Anau. Till this day, I’m still not exactly sure of the correct way of pronouncing the name of this place. We’ve asked a few locals who provided different versions of pronunciation!
The drive to Te Anau was about 2 hours. The first part of the drive until Kingston was along the cliff by the Lake Wakatipu. It was a rather scenic drive. But as the driver behind the wheels, I kept my eyes glued to the road. The second part of the drive was then across the plains where they was a tendency many people would speed because you really don’t feel how fast your car is really going! At that point, the sky was also turning a little gloomy.
We finally arrived at Te Anau 2hrs plus later and checked into the Explorer Motel and Apartments that night. Our room was at level 2 and we had a balcony overlooking a small garden. We went for dinner at 1 of the shops. I was beginning to miss chinese food. However, the cost of chinese food here really turned us off. So, we settled for some fish and chips. Haha!
Te Anau is a small town, even smaller than Wanaka. So besides going out for dinner and driving our car around the residential area, we headed back to our room for an early night because we had to be up super early for another day of fun tomorrow!
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