Next on the agenda was our three day stop in Queenstown "the adrenalin capitol of the world". This is a small city filled with businesses devoted to making your heart race. There was bungee jumping, sky diving, river rafting, canyon swings, four wheeling, speed boating etc. I chose river boarding which for those of you who are unfamiliar is essentially swimming down a class three river attached to a boogie board. Not having a whole lot of extra money to spend I chose this because it was the cheapest and lasted the longest and in the end I am glad I did because it was awesome! about five people from our bus tour including our tour guide Craig and a father son duo jumped in a van and headed along the river. Looking out the window my nerves began to kick in because it was rough enough that there were white caps and whirlpools. One girl opted out because she did not feel like she was a strong enough swimmer. We were fitted for extreme safety gear including wet suits that were about half an inch thick, life jackets, helmets, flippers, and of course our boogie board. We spent about 30 minutes in a nice shallow and gentle part of the river reviewing river safety, hand signals, and how to maneuver our board. While we all had smiles on our faces you could tell everyone was getting pretty nervous. We were assured that there was nothing to worry about and we had three guides to make sure nothing happened to us. Finally we were released into the river and began our 40 minute adventure. We came across "oh shit" which is a pretty large drop in the river, "hell's whirlpool", and other crazy obstacles. The water was freezing and having at least 30 pounds of safety gear on did not make for easy swimming and by the end ever muscle in my body was dead tired but I have never had so much fun swimming! Once we reached a calmer part of the river we got to play in their "play area" where we rode on the back of a jet-ski on our boards, slid down a huge water slide, and jumped off a rock ledge.