Someone's turning 30 (part 4)

We were able to capture a couple of shots from our much more relaxed journey down the Fiordland and I was excited about the big birthday to come in Queenstown.

We arrived in Queenstown on the evening of the 1st December and I prepared to say goodbye to my 20's.

(A shot taken from the top of the mountain....a little Where's Waldo- can you find Dupskies? Hint: He's not white)

I didn't feel any different when I woke up on the 2nd. No arthritis setting in.....no memory loss.

The same could not be said for poor Dupskie as the power door was no longer working....ha, maybe he was undergoing some sympathy aging for me or maybe I accidentally left the parking lights on before we went to bed.....doh! The battery was completely dead, but at least we were amongst 50 other campers and could easily be jumped. Yep, we would deal with this the next day and not let it affect the birthday plans.

We started out the birthday with a trip to the Shot-Over Jet, which is basically a boat holding 12 people that goes 80 km/hr over 2-3 inches of water while narrowly missing rock walls (and I mean I could have lost a limb or two). The boat could also perform 360 degree spins and got my birthday off to a white-knuckle start!

We made up a game where we walked around downtown Queenstown and if we turned off a street then we would have to find a pub on that street and have a drink/shot and move on quickly. By 5:00 we had had 7 turns "drinks" and decided that it was the perfect time to head up to the top of the mountain and ride a luge down the mountain. We took a couple turns luging down the mountain and decided to head to my birthday dinner at the peak.

Some more shots from Queenstown. I am wearing my blue beanie on the left. It was a completely unnecessary purchase (especially to bring back to Brissy), which is what made if fun. I really splurged with this purchase and really got my $15 worth for the remaining 3 days of the trip.

The shot below is overlooking the city centre (yes that is spelled correctly). If you look real closely you can see the legendary Fergberger. Wow, hamburgers that are as good as the local hype.