Kristopher's New Zealand Trip

So we managed to stop off at a town over Christmas. It was really good to stop somewhere for a couple days and rest up. The hostel was one of the best rated hostels in all of NZ and we were able to stay there for only $20 a night. The hostel was really nice and had a completementary Christmas dinner. While we were in Greymouth I got a new camera. Its smaller and waterproof so I can get pictures on hikes a lot easier. Our hostel had free golf clubs to use so we played 2 rounds of golf while in Greymouth. I also went fishing twice. The first time I caught some dog sharks. The second time I caught some Kaurui and Jordan and Jon ate them. We also went Kayaking down the river on the free kayaks at the hostel. Once while kayaking I saw an eel swimming by. It was really cool. I also made some really nice food while in the hostel and ate lots of chocolate like your suppose to for Christmas. After Greymouth we drove down to the Franz Joseph Galacier. It was really pretty. Didn't do any Glacier walks because they were really expensive. We had a nice little hostel to stay in for the night. The next day we started the drive to Queenstown. 2 hours from Queenstown we had a blowout. After driving an hour on the spare we found a town with a tire shop. We had to buy a new tire but at least that was all. After we got that put back on we were off to Queenstown. When we arrived we booked into our hostel. We only managed to get one night in the hostel and then for the rest of the time in Queenstown we have to stay in a campground because it is so busy for New Years. We booked our Bungy for the next day.

Bungy jumping is insane. Bungy jumping on the Nevis is stupid. It is 134m. It has a freefall of 8 seconds and you jump out of a cable car suspended between to cliffs, diving into a valley. The jump cost $250 but it was easily worth it. When we got to jump site they gave us these big harnesses to wear. We had to get into a little cable car to get to the big cable car where you jump out of. First up was Jordan, then me, then Jon. After Jordan jumped and they pulled him up they asked me to sit in the chair. They strapped my feet in and gave me some instructions. Then you get up and walk to the edge. The count 3-2-1 and you just jump. It was so high but you had to just go for it without thinking. For the first 2 seconds it felt like a ride at the fair where you are falling and your stomach feels funny but then it changes. The next 6 seconds you get to look around and look at the ground but you don't feel any fear really just a lot of extreme fun. At the height of the second bounce you pull a cord so that your feet are released and you are attached by you waist. Then you bounce a little more and they reel you up. When you get back up to the top then you just climb back in. We are in Queenstown until January 2nd when we leave for the Milford Sound