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Jet Boat on Shotover River
Wet and wild ride that would NEVER happen in the USA because no one would insure them! |
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Jet Boat
These boats do 50mph up these canyons and do 360 degree spins without warning. Very thrilling |
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Very Fashionable!
Golf Group Photo before Jet Boat |
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Jet Boat Dare Devil
"Captain" of our Jetboat |
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Old Building on Milbrook Resort
Artsy picture by Chris of an old stone building that was part of the mill/farm. |
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Lavender sprays
WIld flowers in front of an old building |
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Golf Ball Scooper
Fun picture of the driving range cleaner-upper |
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Original blacksmiths shop
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Les and Eunice Nishimura
Friends from Montreux Golf Club |
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The Club House
View across the 18th green. Tough finishing hole across the water. |
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Sandbagger cleans up!
Chris showing of her winnings for a second day in a row! Handicap adjusted down accordingly |
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Landscape from Helicopter
Almost fake looking shot of the beautiful valley surrounding Queenstown |
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Helicopter and Glacier
Find the helicopter to understand the scale of these mountains. We were in a 2nd copter following the leader... |
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Bill & Starr Campbell on a Glacier
Friends from Montreux Golf Club |
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Chris is cleared for take-off
Fun picture of Chris as she pilots our copter over the glaciers... NOT! |
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Copter Frozen by Glacier
Amazing clouds made this trip really interesting! |
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Find the Copter 2
Another amazing shot of the scale of these incredible glaciers |
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Find the copter 3
This is our favorite! |
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Find the copter 4
Look at the size of this waterfall! The copters were used to film Lord of the Rings scenery in this very area! |
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Aerial view of Millbrook Golf Resort
Coming in for a landing as we return from our 2 hour Helicopter tour |
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Lake Wakatipu and Kelvin Heights Golf Course
This is the amazing lake that Queestown sits upon. The little peninsula contains a wonderful little "muni" that has incredible 360 views on every hole. |
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Steamership SS Earnslaw at dock
This 100+ year old coal fired steamship has been running people to their stations (farms) for years |
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Old farmhouse now a tourist trap
Gorgeous old building has become a cafeteria style tourist trap where you eat with about 500 of your closest friends. |
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Earnslaw steaming in the rain on Wakatipu
The old steamer coming back to pick us up |
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Bob & Jan Davidson
Snapshot from steamership SS Earnslaw. |
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Sheepshearing Demonstration
After dinner entertainment included sheep dog show and a shearing which only last 45 seconds and came off in one piece! |
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Singing in the Rain
James Varum doing his Fred Astaire impersonation |
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Sunset over the Earnslaw Deck
Shot from the pilothouse |
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