Good bye to Kiwi land

We have had some really wild adventures in this land of extreme adventures! The spelunking in a natural cave begins with a wet suit,boots and lighted helmet. Then hike up 130 rough hewn stairs carrying your inner tube. Proceed into the cave exploring stalactites and stalagmites often bending over or climbing over rocks. All this concludes with entering an underground river (this is where the inner tube comes in) and gazing up on galaxies of glow worms. Then out the cave and paddling the rapids back to a narrow gauge train. Oh my! If you are dying for more details(doubtful) you can check their website caverafting.com.nz and look for the afternoon of 2/15/12.
Next was a flight over the Franz Joseph glacier with a landing to walk about.



Jet boating on Shotover river was just one of the wild options available here in Queenstown. This involved driving as close to the boulders as possible at break neck speed and spinning over rapids with an occasional 360 thrown in for good measure.



We've covered a good deal of the south island enjoying vistas of the Tasman Sea,


Lovely reflection lakes,


Mountains and glacier fed lakes,


Rainforest walks,


And exploring the Saturday market.



Tonight is our last dinner with Black Sheep and then on to an overnight in the fiord of Doubtful Sound.