As Ayu stated below, Queenstown has proven quite costly for us. When we left Franz Josef two days ago we decided that instead of seeing another glacier (Fox Glacier which is just a bit South), we'd be better off continuing on. Unfortunately, every time we stopped we found prices of everyday things to be extraordinarily high - matched only by the amount of tourist traps. It doesn't make sense because when you research New Zealand (and even talk to the locals) they make it sound like the South Island is such a wild and off-the-beaten-track kind of place, but in reality it is not at all. Only things cost more. Much more. We found a liter of gasoline in one town (or petrol as it is referred to around here) that cost 50 cents more than the last time we had filled up. Seeing as there are 3 liters in a gallon, that's $1.50NZD more per gallon - for a reference to those in the US - that's $1.23 USD!!!! Needless to say I didn't give in to their highway robbery and we kept going until we found more reasonably priced fuel.
Here's a map of where we were (Franz Josef - Point A) and where we are now (Invercargill - Point B). 2/3 of the way down is Queenstown and that is the place where the below pictures were taken.
This is Ayu and I at the top of the hill and all strapped up. Neither of us had ever paraglided before this, but we were both anxious to try. Ayu is going to post a few pictures I took of her while in the air and when she took off (I kept the camera with me so my pictures are either of scenery, my feet, or Ayu paragliding next to me).
1.) Scenery. This picture is of the West coast of Queenstown.
2.) My feet. This one is of downtown Queenstown
3.) Not Ayu - it's me!!! Haha, I thought I'd trick you. The pictures were included in the price. This is my guy - he's Canadian. He also used to work at one of my favorite places in Europe - Interlaken, Switzerland (doing the same thing - he's been at it for 9 years). Later!
Here's a map of where we were (Franz Josef - Point A) and where we are now (Invercargill - Point B). 2/3 of the way down is Queenstown and that is the place where the below pictures were taken.
This is Ayu and I at the top of the hill and all strapped up. Neither of us had ever paraglided before this, but we were both anxious to try. Ayu is going to post a few pictures I took of her while in the air and when she took off (I kept the camera with me so my pictures are either of scenery, my feet, or Ayu paragliding next to me).
1.) Scenery. This picture is of the West coast of Queenstown.
2.) My feet. This one is of downtown Queenstown
3.) Not Ayu - it's me!!! Haha, I thought I'd trick you. The pictures were included in the price. This is my guy - he's Canadian. He also used to work at one of my favorite places in Europe - Interlaken, Switzerland (doing the same thing - he's been at it for 9 years). Later!
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