Jacinta:
Hi, Lewis it's Jacmta here
Lewis:
Oh. hi, Jacinta. I was just going to call you I was thinking we ought to do something about accommodation for our trip to Queenstown
Jacinta:
Yeah, actually that's just why I rang you I've been looking on the Internet - there was one place that looked OK called Travellers' Lodge, but when I checked availability for January when we're planning to go I found it was fully booked.
Lewis:
Right - well, we’d better do something now I suppose.
Jacinta:
We've actually got a list up here on the computer, there's one place called Bimgley's that looks possible, it's 19.75 dollars a night that's US dollars, they quote all the prices in US dollars.
Lewis:
So that's about 26 or 27 New Zealand dollars. That's OK. That'll be in a dormitory, is it?
Jacinta:
Yeah they say 8-bed dorms .And the hostel's right in the town centre and they've got a cafe, they have theme nights every weekend, whatever that means ...
Lewis:
Oh, you know, like certain sorts of food and music and people might wear special clothes like that Egyptian evening we went to last year
Jacinta:
Oh, OK. What else, they've got a sundeck area, and then all the usual things Internet access and so on.
Lewis:
Sounds good. Was there anywhere else?
Jacinta:
Yeah, a couple more places. There's one called Chalet Lodge which is just 18.00 US dollars, that's for a bed in a 12-bed dorm. They do single and family rooms as well. It looks as if it's a bit out of town, says it's got an alpine setting ... a ' quiet' alpine setting. What do you think?
Jacinta:
Oh, but actually it’s not far out at all .. it says 10 minutes' walk from town, so ... Oh, and it says it’s ’ children friendly'.
Lewis:
Mmm. I'm not so sure about that. What about the third place?
Jacinta:
Aah. That's called Globetrotters let's see, they do private rooms, or 5-bed dorms for 18.50 - it's in the centre, just by the lake and that includes breakfast
Lewis:
Didn't the other two?
Jacinta:
I don't think so. They didn't mention it, so probably not. Oh, and it says something about a free skydive .. wow!
Lewis:
Don’t know if I’m all that keen on lumping out of aeroplanes..
Jacinta:
Oh, actually what it says is you can win a chance to do a skydive they give one away every day to one of the guests.
Lewis:
Well, if I win it, you can do it. Anyway, do they have room?
Jacinta:
Yeah, I checked the availability. Shall I go ahead and book there then?
Jacinta:
I was looking at what there is to do, too .. there are lots of sites offering deals for adventure sports ah, I suppose we have to do a bungee jump.
Jacinta:
Well, it's Queenstown where they more or less started it as a sport.
Lewis:
You can . If you really want to jump off the side of a bridge with an elastic rope tied round your ankles...I'll watch
Jacinta:
OK. So what do you want to do?
Lewis:
As far as adventure sports go? I was talking to someone who went white-water rafting there he said it was really awesome.
Lewis:
They drive you up the Shotover River and then you come down on a rubber raft through the white-water rapids, where the river's really narrow and fast, and end up going through a tunnel nearly 200 metres long. I think it's quite expensive, though.
Jacinta:
Oh. I'm on for that if you are.
Jacinta:
The other thing you can do is the jet-boat ride that sounded just a lot of noise though. It's basically just whizzing round on the river on a very fast boat, isn't it?
Lewis:
My friend did that as well - hp said it was a bit touristy but worth it. Q9 I'll give it a go. You go right up the river canyon. He said the drivers were really skillful, But I don't mind going on my own.
Jacinta:
But there's lots to do as well as the whole commercial adventure bit, we ought to do some trekking. The scenery round there's amazing, I don't want to miss that. The place to start’s Glenorchy, apparently about 40 minutes' drive, that's where lots of the wilderness trails begin.
Lewis:
OK, I'll pack my walking boots. I'd better start getting in training ... I haven't done anything except sit at my desk for months. Now. is there anything else we need to decide?
