Woke up slow today, got breakfast in Queenstown around 8:00a, went bungee jumping at the bridge that was the first bungee jump in the world. I jumped off much to the delight of the Japanese tourists wearing all my motorcycle gear: pants, gloves, helmet, jacket... basically looking like a power ranger. The bungee jump guys debated the right song to make the themesong for my jump and settled on the soundtrack from "Knight Rider." So I got that going for me... which is nice.Happy Thanksgiving! Realizing it was probably not possible to hunt down turkey and cranberry sauce, Wade and I celebrated by calling our families and getting pizza tonight. It's 21 hours later than PST here, so we celebrated on Friday, the 23rd which is when it was Thanksgiving in California.
After bungee jumping we rode two hours to a place some of the Lord of the Rings was shot - driving past fields of sheep and again, breathtaking mountainscapes and ocean views. I'm sure the guy who rented the bikes to us didn't intend for off roading, but we found 20 km of gravel road leading into the woods today across streams and took advantage of the particular bikes we're on not being fragile sportbikes.
I thought about jumping in the water for a dip, but quickly realized when witnessing how cold the water was that it would probably be just as gratifying to take a picture of me standing in helmet, boots and little else by the water's edge. I think it's equal parts hillarious and funny - really captures the essence of our day.
We had a relaxed time today with a few hours walking around town and only a few hundred km of riding - it was nice to be off the bikes for a little. We probably laughed more today than any day yet - partially from the exhaustion of our trip so far lending to a good dose of delerium, and partially because we're getting to the point of conversation over four steady days that some pretty good stories are coming out.
Tomorrow it's off to some lake three hours ride away which is supposed to be amazing beautiful water....
