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Jet Boats on Shotover Canyon!

Posted by Sarah O'Neill , Wednesday, 27 April 2011 01:25

So, it has been another long break since blogging, but that has been because we have been up to so much!!! We have also had limited internet access which doesn’t help! I am having to post this before Ben has posted his blog about the bungy jump as he still hasn't finished writing it! He did start it the day after the jump, but it's still in progress, so here is all the excitment that followed!

So, back to Sunday 17th April, the day after all the bungy excitement!
We were booked on the Jet Boat at Shotover Canyon for 10.30am, so got up earlier than usual to be up and ready for that! Sadly the weather wasn’t looking great, but luckily it wasn’t a weather dependent activity! We were loaded onto the bus and driven the short way to the Shotover River, where we were taken to a building on the river’s edge to be kitted out with a nice long waterproof trench coat and life jacket. Then it started to rain! I had been really looking forward to this trip as it was more my kind of adrenaline rush, just a thrilling ride to enjoy!!!! We got into the boat and met our driver, who then proceeded to drive us around at very high speed and doing 360 degree spins in very small places! The river is not very deep at all, and the jet boats are built specifically for this, they literally skim over the top of it, so we were hurtling over pebbly shores and it looked like we’d get beached, but not at all! The river runs through an amazing canyon, with huge jagedy rocks on each side, and our driver enjoyed taling us as close to these as possible, and at very high speeds! The rain was very cold and felt like spikes on our faces due to the high speeds, and Ben’s head suffered! However, the rain subsided, and we had a great thrill ride and bought the pics at the end to remind us!
In the afternoon we went for a lovely walk through the park, and around the lake side, it got pretty windy when out of the shelter of the park! It is so lovely to be here in Autumn, which we missed in England! The trees are such amazing colours, and the backdrop of the mountains makes it even more beautiful! We had a lovely dinner, cooked by Ben, of lamb stew. We have had some great meals since being in the campervan, mostly eaten in a bowl with a spoon! Stew, stir fry or bolognaise! Naturally Ben cooks, and then I clear up, we seems to have quite a good system now! Likewise, I make up the bed at night, and he puts it away in the morning!