This city will suck up most of your money and you may not mind it after all! That's exactly how we feel right now! Jet boating in the Shotover river was the highlight of our family adventure today; I went after the baby swap withthe daddy-daughter duo. "Shortover Jet" is one of the many companies famous for their heart-stopping boat rides; "the funnest boat ride ever"- in Parishi's words! The boat pirouetted within inches of the canyon walls around multiple full 360 degree spins. NZ (Queenstown in particular) is the birthplace of this water sport. After a laid back brunch at the "Joe's Garage" and an afternoon nap, it was time to head over to the Kawarau Bridge, the jump site where Bungy Jumping originated in the world. As a mere spectator to this extreme adventure, I can't say as much as the Bungy jumper himself! Chinmay did lose one of his contact lenses during the jump and came out all soaked in the Kawarau waters! The evening was spent strolling through the serene and stunningly beautiful Queenstown gardens on the waterfront peninsula; while the kids enjoyed playing in the park by the lake Wakatipu. Our "just chill" mantra continued to prevail as we enjoyed our ice-creams and mochaccinos at the "Patagonia", which seemed like a popular outdoor hangout place. Dinner was a humble subway sandwich after debating between Indian food versus Tapas! Throughout the day I enjoyed chatting with fellow tourists; an Endodontist from Oklahoma, honeymooners from Chennai, another desi honeymooners from Bangkok; a group of Desi uncle-aunty from NY who were on a month and a half trip to Australia and NZ. The "Lucknowi aunty" had no clue about the name of the cities she had visited or was still to visit on her trip. "Beta teen-chaar shehar ho ke aye aur abhi teen-char aur baki hai" (Translated- Dear child, we have visited 3 to 4 different cities and still have about 3-4 to go!). I was impressed by the number of Desi tourists; a proportionate representation of the 1.2 billion of them in my country!
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