Said goodbye to Queenstown having decided we would have to do Milford Sound on our next visit to NZ. First stop was at the original A J Hackett bungy jumping site at Kawarau where we watched a few reluctant heroes make the drop! They included a father and son who we got to know via Christine talking to the wife/mother. It turned out that he (Scott Laycock) was a professional golfer over from Australia playing in the NZ Open that was being held nearby. His son, Joel at 10 was one of the youngest to go.The conditions were ideal so there was a temptation but I decided to do it the next time we are over. I’ve got plenty of time as the oldest jumper so far was 94!
From here we headed to Cromwell and on up over the high central plains to Omarama (famous for gliding apparently) and Twizel. Here we had a glimpse of Mount Cook in the far distance which persuaded us to stop in Twizel for the night and visit the base of the mountain in the late afternoon. This was a 70 mile round trip but well worth the detour with fantastic views of the mountain and two glaciers.
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So there is going to be a next time ??
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