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Queenstown is a beautiful town, on the shore of Lake Wakatipu and surrounded on all sides by towering mountains. And it was made even better by the arrival on Friday of my old mate from the Rose of the Shires, now resident in Auckland, Keith Potter. In spite of hearing from a lot of people that all the "adrenaline" activities in Queenstown are better done in other parts of the country, we felt we had to do something, and as a bungy was out of the question after KP had a ledge bail-out at the one in Lake Taupo, we opted for whitewater rafting on the Shotover River. It was pretty tame to be honest, not a patch on the Zambezi. The scariest thing about it was the drive to the river along a narrow ledge in the mountains with nothing between the bus and a very long drop down into the gorge.

That was followed by a long evening in the many bars of Queenstown, biding time until the England-NZ rugby match kicked off at 3.30am. The less said about the game the better. But it probably wasn't such a great move to hike up Ben Lomond the next day after KP had left. But in spite of a rather sore head I made it up there, and it was worth it for the view from the top. There's no doubt there are some beautiful landscapes in this country - just hope I don't get scenery fatigue too soon!

Off to Te Anau tomorrow, the main access point for Milford Sound.

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phileasdogg on December 1, 2008 from Queenstown, New Zealand

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