The on and off weather we had been having throughout our trip seems to have come back and after a few days of beautiful sunshine the rain came down hard. On our second night we had all gone on the Kiwi Crawl a pub crawl around the bars, as per usual there were a few competitions and things on offer for free drinks but in the morning I had woken up to find a 2 for 1 jet boating voucher in my pocket. With the weather so bad I wasn't sure if anything would be running but after a quick phone call from the hostel office and it was booked. Down at the jetty and the rain looks to be clearing slightly so the boating is on, the trip is with Kawarau jet, going along through the lake, up the Kawarau river and then onto the Shotover river, the boat can go in as little as 5cm of water once on the plane, whenever there is a deep section the pilot indicates that he is about to spin so we need to hold one before he makes the boat do a full 360.We shoot under branches and alongside rocks and posts before heading back to the start, this was pretty fun however after all the other adrenaline filled days this now feels quite tame in comparison. Back in the hostel and pack ready to leave the next day and then off to the cowboy bar downstairs, will free pool, a free rodeo bull ride and 1 litre glasses it's a good place to have our last night in Queenstown.
I was also informed that this is the pub where the England rugby team were caught on CCTV and did the dwarf throwing instead of training. Most of our friends were staying longer or were off to Milford sound the next day so it was a parting of ways and quite sad to be leaving, this is also the furthest I had ever been from home, one of my favourite sayings of the trip which I could now no longer use.
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