New Zealand 1

We got away for a family vacation in New Zealand which is every bit as beautiful and unusual as people say it is.  Its impossible to describe the beauty of the scenery, so hopefully the pictures will do it justice.

We flew first to Queenstown which is on the edge of a beautiful mountain lake.  One of the highlights of the trip was riding the luge down the mountain in town.  Hannah was a little reluctant at first but warmed up eventually.  Abbey on the other hand kept screaming at me to GO FASTER from the first minute.

Pre-dinner jog around the lake.  Beautiful, forgot I was exercising.

We spent our second day in Queenstown panning for gold and jet boating.  I don't think there is any way this would be allowed in the States, it definitely feels like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Started off dry but quickly got pretty wet.

This is a different boat than the one we went on, but is a pretty accurate representation of our ride.