Back in Queenstown and Cheers

I am back in Queenstown and digesting my lunch here after my short bus trip from Te Anau. Last night ended with the tour of the Glowworm Caves. They are underground caves with rivers flowing through and limestone rock where Glowworm's are the bug of choice. These little worms, who have a 4 day lifespan radiate light from there belly when they are hungry. I have to admit it was unimpressive at best. After about 2 minutes of looking at the Glowworms, I thought "That's great. Can we leave now?" Maybe I was just overly exhausted from the Kayak trip that day. Anyways, glad I went to see them.

So the last couple of days will be spent here in Queenie as the locals call it. After my lunch gets digested and I get done with this blog and email, I am going to head off to a 3-4 hour hike which ends with some incredible views of The Remarkables. The Remarkables are the mountain range here where the best skiing in New Zealand takes place. Tonight, I will hook up with Jane for a night on the town. And tomorrow will finish up with Hang Gliding. You read that right, I have booked my hang gliding trip. It actually starts on The Remarkables. It is going to be awesome. After that, Friday is a travel day that takes me to Sydney, Australia where I will meet up with my awesome cousin Debbie. That is going to be great.

Cheers to the following for making this time in New Zealand awesome. This is my best shot at it and doesn't include everyone:

Jane- Amazing kiwi woman

Uncle Jerry- Great to see him in Christchurch

Air New Zealand- Locating my bags, getting them to me, and buying me $100 worth of clothes.

Greg Bogun- Hooking me up with the All Blacks jersey at cost.

Old Countryhouse Christchurch- Great comfy place to stay.

Rich- Awesome guide on Franz Josef heli hike

Karina- Fun german girl from Heli Hike

John- Great irish guy who was my roommate in Franz Josef before reconnecting in Queenstown.

Shaz, Alex, Dean, and Gary- The other 4 who along with Jane made 2 great nights in Queenstown.

Elad- Israeli guy from the bungy jump who took pictures for me.

Livvy- Irish girl from bungy jump who I reconnected with in Te Anau and who did the glowworm cave tour with me.

Tim- Absolute best guide. Sea kayak guide who took me for a side hike to The Chasm by the Milford Track.

Pam and Ron- Couple who invited me to see the Pancake rocks and blowholes.

2 Unnamed Aussie Sr. Citizens- 60K kayaking on 3 day trip on the Doubtful Sound. Impressive.

Andy, Gordon, Dana and Rick- For covering my ass back at work.

Elliott- For covering my ass at the house.

Todd- For graciously lending me a bag and 3 fleeces (which are all now located in China)

Mom and Laura- If I didn't put them on here, I would get yelled at.


All apologies to anybody who I may have left off.