DAY 17: The Need for Speed

From NZ - DAY 17

FOX GLACIER -- In the afternoon I booked a jet boat ride as well as a helicopter ride. Both ended up being quite awesome. The jet boat was really fun and I got a little wet, but not too wet.

Before that I had to kill some time so I walked around the Queenstown Gardens and saw Quantom of Solace (it was decent, I was kind of lost having not watched the first one in quite a while.)

After finishing up my day in Queenstown I headed north for the Fox and Franz Josepf Glaciers. I will be doing a glacier walk. The drive was long but spectacular. There was almost nobody around and the scenery was amazing -- a perfect combo.

I am headed north quickly to see as much of the West Coast as possible but still get to Picton by the Nov. 30, when I am scheduled to make the voyage back to the North Island for my last week.