Day 15 takes us from Wanaka to Te Anau. (We still are having a hard time remembering, spelling and pronouncing New Zealand city names). Working our way down the west coast of the southern island we visited the birthplace of bungee jumping. First, to be correct, it is misspelled in the US. Originally the spelling was BUNGY. Long story short, A.J. Hackett in the 1980's was the first in the world to make bungy jumping safe and commercial.
Both were demonstrated today on the Kawarau Bridge outside of Queenstown. Fun to watch. A long line of people waiting to drop $250-$300 for the experience and the video to prove. Like is said, fun to watch.......
The views continue as we headed toward Te Anau. No forests, I think we are above timberline at 2500 feet. Remember the South Pole.
Day 16 was a 'gap day'. Rain and more rain. We got up late, drove a bit for a hike, all hiked for 5 minutes but me, I stayed in the car, tracked the lightning strikes and stayed dry. They got soaked but were missed by the lightning. In the afternoon we actually turned on the TV for the first time in our vaca. Kinda relaxing.
Sounds wet, though Te Anau area is very beautiful.
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