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Queenstown – Skippers Canyon

Queenstown – Skippers Canyon

Queenstown is known as the Adventure Capital of New Zealand (and some say the world).  There are all kinds of possibilities – mountain climbing, rock climbing, jet boating, kayaking, hang gliding, tandam paragliding and bungy jumping.  In fact, commercial bungy jumping got its start in Queenstown in 1988. We rode on the Skippers Canyon Jet Boats.  We began our day as we traveled through Skippers Canyon to the launch area.  The drive through the canyon was incredible – it was…

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Queenstown

Queenstown

The day after our Midford Sound cruise, we drove from Te Anau to Queenstown.  Many of the pictures in this post will simply be of the beautiful scenery we saw along the way.  As you might expect, we saw lots and lots of sheep.  We also saw horses – frequently wearing a blanket or “rug.”  In warmer weather, this is to protect them from insects.  We  saw alpacas at a rest stop.  They are native to South America but were…

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