Good evening from the adrenaline junkie's paradise, aka Queenstown New Zealand!
Mes & I left drizzly and damp Franz Josef this morning and made our way to Queenstown. It was about 4.5 hours but it was BY FAR the most beautiful stretch of driving we have had yet!
We crossed a one way bridge that was so long it had pull over passing areas a few spots along the way. Another we crossed had this huge rushing waterfall running under it. Luckily there was a spot to pull over once we drove over it because this time I really did have a bunch of cars following me and wouldn't have been able to stop in the middle of it like last time.
When we got into Wanaka the views were so stunning we were basically pulling over every chance we got. The lake with the snow capped mountains in the background didn't even seem real. It looked like a painting. Mesa had the good idea of getting pictures with us in them so people knew it was a real place!
Coming into Queenstown was an awesome feeling. It's got an amazing energy. I don't even know how else to describe it, but I've only felt it before in Istanbul. It just makes you feel happy and excited and you know you're going to enjoy every minute of being there. The landscape is unbeatable and the buildings are so cute too. I even told Mesa that the McDonald's were "gorgeous".
We found the hostel with no problems and after quickly going up to the room and changing we hopped back into the Mazda and went directly to bungy jumping on the Kawarau Bridge.
Mesa wanted to go first so I hung out on the viewing platform to take pictures. We hugged eachother (just incase) and up she went. They counted her down and after a few moments of hesitation she jumped! She didn't even scream! Well she let out an excited scream once she knew she survived.
After she came back up, I went. I was a little nervous when I saw how high it was, but I dove right off. It feels longer than it looks when you watch people jump. When i got back up, some ladies that had been talking with Mesa said I had a really nice dive off the bridge, like a swan. I guess diving sticks with you, although this is nothing like the spring boards I was used to.
The Kawarau Bridge is the world's first bungy site and is a 43 meter jump with the Kawarau River below it. There are other options for those of you who want more of a thrill. The Nevis jump is a staggering 134 meters high. We did not want to try that one.
After jumping we drove back into town. We shared a nice falafel wrap on a rooftop terrace and then did some major shopping. The shops were all so cute and of course I'm finding all sorts of things I love and am having a hard time restraining myself.
We will probably just take it easy tonight but it's been a really fun day.
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