Monday 6th Mar Queenstown (21 degrees)

After breakfast Rob and I had decided to do a jet-boat ride in the Shotover Canyon. There were several jet boat operators in Queenstown but this particular one was the only operator that took their jet boats into the Shotover Canyon. We were book in for a 9.30am trip. Arriving around 9am at the departure point, we found that despite it being a beautiful day, it was very cold, cold enough for Rob to buy a cheap beanie to keep himself warm. The jet boat ride was exciting, exhilarating and fun. Rob and I had the best seats in the boat with us both being in the front row with our driver. I was in the middle and Rob on the right hand side.  We enjoyed it immensely, flying over the shallow waters, doing 360’s and getting extremely close to the canyon walls and huge rocks in the canyon. The 30 minutes just flew! After this exciting start to the day we, picked up Pat from the hotel and went for a drive to the nearby heritage town of Arrowtown. This historic, quaint mining town had a lovely main street full of old buildings and interesting shops. We spent time wandering along the street and then visited a nearby restored and recreated Chinese Settlement. We had a delicious lunch at the very popular bakery before returning to Queenstown to go on a delightful walk, along the wharf area, past the beach, around the bay and then in to the Queenstown Gardens. After all this activity a drink at a nearby pub was required. J

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