Queenstown

Once we left Makorora that same day we headed for Queenstown, the adventure capital. Before we got to Makorora, though, Gollum stopped at some great lookout points along the way. This area was sooo beautiful it was impossible to capture it in a picture. This is Lake Wanaka and it was absolutly stunning! I just stood there with my mouth open because I had never seen such a site.

A while down the road we came to Lake Hawea which also had crystal clear water and snow caped mountains in the background. Everybody agreed we felt like we were walking on a film set with a painted backdrop behind us.

We arrived in Queenstown late in the evening so after dinner Lisa and I just took a walk around town. This was the view from our hostel's kitchen area:
The next day we woke up early so Lisa could do the AJ Hacket Bungy Jump! It was the first bungy in New Zealand. She jumped off a 40 meter bridge into a river below. I was able to watch from a platform on the side ... and I got queesy just watching! She told them she just wanted a hand dip, but they made her dip in the river all the way to her chest. She screamed the loudest out of all the people who jumped!
Later that day we decided to walk around the town some more. There is only one main street in Queenstown and some side streets going off of it which make up the town. The houses are all built on a hillside and on the other side of town is the lake with the mountains in the background.

We walked up to the harbor area and around Queenstown Gardens. This gave us a really pretty view from the other side:

Queenstown Gardens: