Then we went to our activity. Matt and I decided to do the jet boat; it's famous here so it seemed like a good choice. The company was called Shotover Jet and they have these jet boats which have 700 horse power and goes super fast through the canyons. It's supposed to be an adrenaline-inducing ride since it gets really close to the canyon walls and also does 360 degree turns. It was really fun, but I was mostly enjoying the beautiful scenery. I really wish they would've let me bring my water-proof camera aboard so I could share with you guys because it was gorgeous. If you want to get an idea of what it looked like, just do a google image search for "shotover jet" (linked here for your convenience).
Then we changed into some dry clothes and picked up Jack since he had decided to spend the day at the beach. We went back to the mountain luge to give that another go. This time the weather was perfect; clear sunshine. We were able to successfully get back on the gondola and ride down 4 times. Today was a lot more fun. They had two different tracks; one is the beginner one that we did yesterday and had to do again as our first one today but the other one is a lot more fun. It has steeper hills and more curves. Here's a picture as we're riding up the second gondola:
Then we went back downtown for some dinner. We found an Asian noodle place and got that to go and ate by the water. It was a beautiful evening. And it's nice because the sun doesn't set until after 8:30 here so we get nice long days.
We walked around for a bit to end the night. Tomorrow we head to Te Anau.
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