Give it a go if you get a chance, it was freakin' awesome!
(There is a jet ski just out of frame that pumps water up the black hose.)
I was like that this morning after some dodgy Indian food last night, oh, wait, the waters shooting out of your feet.
and that would be Queenstown New Zealand? what a **** hole they turned that place into,as a kid had august holidays there over 10 years, went back 15 years ago as serious adult, took one look and turned around. never going back.
Almost a month now
Some fag offered me jet ski boots a goes ies in return for kite lessons....
Like i said...
Looks good on the Instagram princess, but kiting like a mans gonna cost you money
Now, i can shows you how to do it proper like.
But
You gotts ta kno
There's gay. ... then there's jet ski gay
Yeah that jet ski thing doesn't appeal, not a natural thrill.
I used to own a jet ski (motorized goat boat!) for two in and wakeboarding.
Queenstown agree is over the top now. When into speed sailing stayed there for couple of weeks 1989 and Glenorcy great spot and different arms of lake get thermals.
When it wasn't windy the local crew would hook up with there mates who ran jet boating, rafting etc at cheap rates.
As got into snowboarding by late 90's advoided the place.
Was there 3 years ago and stayed at mates place, it was so expensive and overseas people staffing.
Do people still bungee jump? Have not heard of it for years anyway Harrow good on you for trying something new looks fun but from the responses it seems a bit like rooting the town bike, everyone wants a ride but no one wants to be seen on it.
I don't think that queenstown is that bad? It's still a nice place with a nice feel.
does it feel like you can get driven into the power unit by the jets?
515, I think I heard accents from almost every part of the world, except New Zealand, for the 2 days we were there. And I wasn't riding a jet ski, I was freakin' flying! Damn right it wasn't natural, it was unbelievable!!
Marsbars, plenty of bungee still there, but was disappointed I couldn't do it because I had a partially detached retina a little while ago. Yeah, why do people get so down on things? Glad I'm not so hung up on image that I would pass on trying something that was a heck of a lot of fun.
myusername, definitely potential to crash into the jet ski and hurt yourself - and you do crash, a lot at first. The thing doesn't simply fly itself, it's a real balancing act to stay up. If you start losing control and heading toward him, the driver reduces the throttle and you fall into the water before getting too close.
Hi Harrow,
I'm sure it was unbelievable flying and an adrenaline rush but like an amusement park ride it's not something you will be doing in a regular basis.
Queenstown used to have a real buzz of most people you meet were into adrenaline sports. There still there but with "progress"
In Auckland wind has dropped but had 3 sup surf seasons over yesterday and today.
Peace out
Yeah, Jet ski. Down the beach yesterday kitesurfing with my son and his new girlfriend was there. Me making small talk asks her if she does any water sports. It turns out she's a jet skier. Be nice Crusoe, be nice Crusoe I'm thinking. There is a glimmer of hope as she's keen to learn wake skating.
I watched my mate get rescued by a girl on a jet ski . It was a sunny day , people everywhere in three knots , dead offshore , still in learning stage . Reaching back and forth twenty times going further out every run . Just couldn't pinch it upwind back to shore . She was a pretty , curvy young girl and there he was sitting behind her slowly dragging his windsurfer by the tip of the mast . Laugh ! We still remind him years later in case he forgot .
Hi Harrow,
All good mate, out of interest what other cool stuff did you do in Queenstown?
On the subject of jet skis as before brought it to do tow in down Taranaki (NZ Best wave sailing spot).
I used to hate them when sailing at Takapuna (Auckland onshore wave spot) when have no idea about windsurfing and not looking where they are going.
Got it really cheap as the bottom was cracked so did a rebuild with 6mm high density foam and glass.
Had reliable motor but still have to use it when it wasn't windy in Auckland. Developed skills in the waves and yes got rolled.
Fun while had it but sold it when got into kiting.
Imax1 that's brilliant, years of giving your mate a hard time
Hey 515,
Only two days at Queenstown. Kids enjoyed the luge at the top of the Gondola. Shotover jet was fun for the family, scared the wife, but not that exciting. A bit of a ripoff really as there are plenty of much cheaper boat rides around, but they have the monopoly on the canyon. Fergbergers were pretty good, so were the Ferg pies next door, and we even got some nice wraps and bagels from the Ferg cafe down the street....geez, Mrs Ferg sure has her gig sorted out.
The rest of the holiday was 4 to 6 hours of hiking each day across mountains and around glaciers, mostly near Wanaka and Aoraki. Did an impromptu lap of freestyle around the icebergs on Hooker Lake in my undies, simply because...well, how often do you get to swim with icebergs? As I started to swim out into the literally freezing water, a rather attractive young German backpacker kindly yelled out to me in front of an amused crowd, "Your penis is going to shrink". I'm probably lucky it didn't fall off entirely.
Finished up with a couple of days at Hanmer Springs soaking our very weary bodies in the sulphur pools.
Can't believe NZ is so close, yet we waited so long to go there. Such an incredibly beautiful country.
wow I did the shotover 25 years ago and it was insane. Like I had to duck (or at least thought I had to)to avoid losing my head. We hit the rocks at one stage and the driver got seen by the other boat and was laughing that he had to shout if seen.
I was genuinely wowed by their skill and ****ting myself/ impressed by how dangerous (as a 20 YO) if the engine stalled or missed I reckon it would have been fatal.
(and anyone will tell you I was a nutcase behind the helm of a boat doing stuff like that in creeks etc as a wild youngster so it's not like it was a new thing to me) OHS must have caught up with them. When we were getting changed the euro chicks went full nude right in front of us which was a bonus
Went back with the family and went on the jet boat tour up at Glenorchy. Weather was awful, driving rain, but such a scenic beautiful spot. Definately recommend.
Glenorchy area awesome.
The most exciting thing about the shotover jet is often that the jetboat drivers are often fairly inexperienced, and often still drunk from the night before. True story. So it's really down to chance that you and your entire family didn't die in a burning ball of jetboat fuel! Adrenalin or what?!!
Hi Harrow,
Sounds like great holiday, the luge is fun for kids of all ages. Done bit of hiking around there but these days would like to do the mountain biking. The otago rail trail is supposed to be really good.
Keen swimming, when done windsurfing events on the lake it's a 4/3 wetsuit in summer.
Hamner is great spot with couple skifeild close.
Hi myusernam,
Did the Glenorchy jet boating as it was base for speed sailing in NW and great area. Did the shotover while doing work conference and no nude euro chicks for me.
Agree those jet boat drivers are crazy.
Cheers
Didn't have to go all the way to NZ, was just having a look around Armadale at Champion Lakes and got a chance to try this, looked easier than the board and was till a heap of fun.