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It's been another few days since my last post, and a lot has happened! The glacier climb was pretty cool in Franz Josef, but I think it would have been a lot cooler for people who aren't from cold countries. Some of the people in my group were excited to use a pick axe to scrape away at the ice, while that sounds like something I would do for work at home. It was a beautiful climb though. We then left Franz Josef and headed further south to a small town called Makarora. There we just relaxed and took in some amazing sights, jumped off more rocks (it seems to be a New Zealand pasttime) and sang kareoke. The following day we headed into Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world! This city has everything, bungee, paragliding, sailing, kayaking, mountain biking, skydiving, quad biking, hiking, canyon swinging, and mini golf. A few of the guys stopped and we did the Kawarau bridge bungee jump. It's the home of bungee, and is the first comercial bungee site in the world. AJ Hackett, the man who started it all, was there for the day, and actually tied my bungee to my legs, so that's pretty cool. The funny thing about bungee, is that they just use a towel and wrap it around your ankles, then wrap a strap around the towel and attach a bungee cord, then away you go. The towel in my backpack was just as good... But it was a pretty amazing rush, especially at the bridge because you have the option of being dunked into the river below. I'll upload photos for your viewing pleasure. After the bungee we came into Queenstown and relaxed for the night. The following morning was my first real sleep in of the entire trip, waking up at 10:30 am! haha, but it was followed by a quick lunch and then off to hike Ben Lomen mountain range. It was a 6 - 8 hour free hike, that a guy from the UK named Matt and I decided to tackle. He didn't tell me, but he's an avid hiker and just finished hiking around Asia often doing multiple day treks. He basically ran up the entire mountain, so as you can imagine I was deeeead tired. We completed the entire thing in just under 4 hours, but I'm really glad I went with him, I would have probably turned around if he hadn't pushed me to the top. On the way back down though we went off the beaten path, and ended up climbing over rocks on the edge of the mountain, and carefully steping around the edges of the cliff and got some amazing views. The funny thing was we ended up at a chalet, and walked into it not realizing it was a wedding reception with people dressed up sipping wine, and 2 scraggly hikers walked through. This morning I woke up early to watch the Canada vs. USA finals at a sports pub. The game started at 9am, and the pub was packed full of Canadians, some Americans, and a few Kiwi's who I had to explain hockey to. Tonight is our last night here in Queenstown, so we're making a big dinner for 17 of us, then relaxing with some friends. Hope everyone's doing well back in Canada! I bet the streets are crazy and alive with celebration from the hockey game!