Queenstown - Luge and Jetboat

Perched above Queenstown is Bob's Peak and a short, steep cable car ride takes you up to the Skyline Gondola on it's summit for breathtaking views of the lake and the 'Remarkables'.



This is the bungee jump from Bob's Peak, no chance of either of us even attempting that one. However, there is a 'luge' track around the mountainside and that definitely looks worth a go. Fortunately enough this luge doesn't involve throwing your lycra clad body down a bob-sled track on a skateboard. It's more of a downhill go-kart ride, mercifully lycra free.


I of course take to it with Michael Schumacher style aplomb..
Whilst Mandy adopts the 'Driving Miss Daisy' approach, whilst wearing a melon on her heid.

After a couple more runs we head down to the harbour for a jet boat ride. We are of course obliged and quite willing to wear life jackets...But I can't help feeling that the spray capes are just for to cheer up the crew...Why am I thinking of the BetaMax monster from the Mighty Boosh?

Jet boating is definitely the way to get around on water. 700 of chevrolets finest horsepower pushes 20 of us through the water like a knife through butter. 50 miles per hour may not seem like much but in 6 inches of water it's a lot of fun. I'm not sure if these videos will give any sense of the speed or the mobility of these machines, but I can guarantee that this put a big smile on everybody's face.

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