Thankfully we packed and left Sunday morning. But never fear, we still had lots of fun left in Queenstown! Our first activity was to take gondola ride to the top of a hill to take in the spectacular view that over looks Queenstown. I don't think I've ever been on such a steep gondola. It went straight up the hill, and the path below it looked nearly impossible to take-well unless you were the sheep that were using it as a pasture.
From the big gondola we headed up to another smaller one to get to the luge ride! Basically you are on a little scooter cart that you can make go, or stop with the push or pull of the handle. You then steer it down the course, around tight corners, and over hills(where if you're lucky, you catch air!).Pretty much it's Mario Cart in real life!
Then those of us who weren't going bungy jumping, were set free to go find lunch in town. Quite a few of us just had to go back to Fergburgers and try it again. This time I had a lamb burger that was just as tasty as the first burger I had! Oh, and here's a picture I took of it from up on top of the gondola!
Of course, what meal wouldn't be complete without a little ice cream? This icecream shop handmakes all of their ice cream/fudge/chocolate, and man o man is it good!
Then we were off to Arrowtown to see where they filmed the scene in The Fellowhship of the ring where Arwen is trying to get Frodo to the safety of Riverton. She stops in a river and says "If you want him, Come and get him!". Arrowtown used to be a gold mining town, and was converted(rather quickly, according to one shop owner) until a cute little tourist town.I didn't get any pictures of the town, but I couldn't miss out on the river.
After that it was back to the bus for a 8 hour ride home. I think the majority of us slept most of the way, though it didn't seem to make the trip any faster. It's funny, we've only been living at Canterybury for 3 weeks now, and already most of us refer to it as "Home".
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