Sunday, October 5, 2008

Im back now! I'll give you the low down on the rest of my trip... My third full day in Queenstown was uneventful. I had full intentions to go skydiving but weather did not permit. So I just sat around and waited until the night fell. We Ice Bar for drinks. The Ice Bar is a bar made completely of ice. Even the drink classes are ice. There are ice sculptures everywhere. They give you a warm jacket and gloves before you go in. The temperature was -8 degrees Celsius.

After the ice bar we went to another bar that specialized in flaming shots. These were not normal flaming shots though.  They were a show and an explosion. Almost burning peoples eyebrows off. It was a crazy night of dancing on the bar and body shots.

The next day we went to Milford Sound. It is basically an Island full of trees and waterfalls coming down on every side. Hundreds of giant water falls pour into the sound below. It was formed by melting glaciers. It is on every list of something you should see before you die. We took a 3 hour boat cruise around the island.  The weather was pretty crappy so it was kinda boring but still beautiful at some parts.

The following day we went to the glow worm caves. Really boring. They take you through pitch black caves in a little boat and above you can see tiny little lights from the glow worms. 

From the caves we drove to Dunedin, the university college town. We went out and partied all night. 

The next day we drove back to Christchurch and said our goodbyes and went on a mini pub crawl. 

Now I am back in my house on the beach, ready for some hot weather.

2 comments:

Sharon said...

The glow worm caves seem cool!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday, Michael. Your photos are gorgeous -- just like you!!!!! xoxo, Deyna