Have arrived at Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world. You can do every dare devil thrill seeking adventure you can think of plus a whole lot more. We ruled out bungy jumping with a long list of excuses, sky diving abseiling and considered jet boating at 60 miles an hour up canyons or rafting down same canyons. As committed sailors we decided to use our own power and signed up for the white water rafting. We signed all the disclaimers aimed at stopping u...

Stayed last night which is a one deer town. There was one bar/restaurant which like many in New Zealand closed at 9pm. The place was full of deer antlers which was appropriate as it was called the deer antler! Set off this morning to lake Wanika and on to Queenstown. The route was spectacular with great vivid blue lakes, rivers and snow topped mountains. Perfect for walks at the various places we stopped.