Queenstown is loctaed in a perfect location between the Remarkable Mountains and Lake Wakatipu. It was actually deserted when the first white person arrived in the mid 1850s. Sheep farmers came first, but once two shearers found gold in 1862, prospectors came in droves. Within a year there were roads, permanent buildings, and a population of several thousands. The New Zealand government said that it was a city “fit for a queen” hence the name Queenstown. By 1900 the gold was gone and the population with it. There was a mere 190 people left, but in the 1950s it became a popular tourist destination. Today it’s known as the adventure capital of the world or the adrenaline capital of the world. It was here that the first commercial bungee jump opened in 1988. Everyone thought it would be a fad and that year only 28 people were willing to try it. Of course it wasn’t a fad and today there are plethora of places to try it as well as any other extreme type of sport. I spent the first day jetboating on the Shotover river. One the second day, I went to the Kiwi Wildlife Center and up the gondola for […]