Monday, June 8, 2009

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Out for drinks at the -5 bar. Even the cups were made out of ice.

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The three amigos getting ready for the ride. Mum almost popped out of the raft!

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Getting ready for our white water rafting adventure down the Shotover river.

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After the gondola ride.

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We took a gondola ride up a mountain in Queenstown. It was scary!

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This is a picture of Queenstown. It was one of our fav places.

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Out for drinks at an open air bar in Lake Wanaka. They had a huge log fire roaring!

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A much deserved beer after the long hike!

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We made it to the top! It was actually pretty cold when we reached the top.

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Mum is sweating her bum off at this point!

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View of Lake Wanaka on our hike.

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This is the Diamond Lake Conservation walk in Lake Wanaka. We are half way up the mountain. It took us 3 hours!

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This is at the end of our hike up Franz Josepf Glacier. We made it!

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A good shot of the crampons (spikes you wear on the bottom of your boots) in full effect.

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The sign says, "Extreme Danger. Ice may collapse at any time. Do not proceed." Yikes!

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