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Skydiving in Queenstown

jason — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:26:40 +0000

We woke up early to go sky diving at 7:20AM. It was probably 40 degrees out and definitely much colder up at 12,000 feet. After speaking with some of the locals, they mentioned it was the first day of snow in Queenstown (on the mountains).

Nevertheless, the experience was pretty awesome.

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Milford Sound

jason — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:48:16 +0000

The #1 attraction in New Zealand does not disappoint.

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On the road to Milford

jason — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:06:53 +0000

After departing Franz Josef, we headed through Haast, then Queenstown. On the way, we stopped at the Blue Pools of Haast Past. These are glacier fed pools which give them a uniquely blue color.

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We also had a lot of fun driving too

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Franz Josef glacier

jason — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:08:27 +0000

Rule #1 with travelling and scheduling: be flexible. Our first day of trying to get a helicopter ride up to the Franz Josef glacier got cancelled due to inclement weather. The next day didn’t look great either until the last fly up (which we managed to get in!). Franz Josef is one of three glaciers that lead into a rain forest.

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Heli hiking Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

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Fishing Lake Taupo

jason — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:17 +0000

A full day of slaying rainbow trout in Lake Taupo on the north island.

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