• Puzzling World

    We took a break from driving to have fun in the fun house. Matt held up a building for a while.

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    Then we went into the maze where we had to get to the four different coloured towers.

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    It is a pretty big maze with several bridges crossing over the different sections.

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    We traded off who was the leader, although Matt was lost most of the time.

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    Eventually Kerri led the way out so we could go into the perspective house. The whole building was tilted so objected rolled uphill. It was very disorienting as there were no windows so there was nothing to ground you to the correct horizon.

    There was also several perspective paintings. Here Kerri was hanging out in a replica Roman toilet. Although she did sit on an actual on in Turkey.

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    We took the obligatory giant Kerri shot. Matt looked tiny sitting down.

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  • Queenstown

    Queenstown is a nice little mountain town.

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    On a lake full of ducks.

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    In the middle of the Southern Alps.

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    It is also the birthplace of bungee jumping.

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    Where someone decided it would be a good idea to jump off of this bridge.

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    Into this river.

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    With a rope attached to hopefully prevent their dead body from flowing down this valley.

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    You can replicate this experiment for the bargain price of $10/second. We decided not to participate.


  • SHARKBOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It’s a bird!

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    It’s a shark!

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    It’s a boat!

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    It’s a SHARK BOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    It jumps!

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    It rolls onto it’s side.

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    It dives under water.

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    It’s 1/4 of the speed of  a speeding bullet.

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    And it’s $10/minute!

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    Which is actually a relatively slow way to spend money in Queenstown. (Bungee jumping is $10/second).


  • Porpoise Bay

    On our way south we took the scenic detour from the scenic route to experience all the scenery New Zealand had to offer. One of the stops was at a beach where the waves were crashing very strongly against the shore. It was also very windy and cold.

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    The shore stayed foamy the whole time with the constant crashing.

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    On the cliffs to the west the water shot up at least 30-40 feet up.

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    The waves were fun to watch (from the warmth of the car that is).

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