This is why we kept our fork!

Our favorite part of the trip involved taking a private plane from Queenstown to Milford Sound. The views were absolutely STUNNING!!!! I had traveld to Milford Sound before, but it was always via car which I think takes 4 hours or so...? I wanted to do something different this time so I suggested we do a combo package. At first, Mike wasn't totally on board because of the price, but GUESS WHAT?! He changed his mind once he saw the views!! I think his camera was going off non-stop during the flight! He even got to co-pilot! 

After the plane ride, we took a scenic Milford Sound cruise. 

It was beautiful... I wish it had been a little bit of a nicer day, but still... no complaints here! :)

Included with our package was a ride on the dart river jet. 

Oh my goodness... it was such a fun ride!! I loved the zoomies and spins! We got a little wet, but even worse... we got eaten up by those darn sandflys! 

The pictures in this post do not do any of this any justice... to be there and to experience all of it was worth every penny. I'm so glad Mike got to experience the New Zealand I have come to love so much!!

Wanaka and first day in Queenstown

So... every time I've come to New Zealand I've made a stop at Puzzling World in Wanaka. Great stop on the way to Queenstown! It's basically like EnterTRAINment Junction's funhouse, but they have a huge outdoor maze and a few other optical illusions and attractions that you can't find at EJ. 

^Mike demonstrating the tilt room

^Ames room

^Look at our tan selves! Working on the maze!

You can definitely spend a couple hours here --they even have a cafe where you can sit and do puzzles and brain teasers! Mike was a fan! After a quick stop in Wanaka we headed to Queenstown! Check out our amazing accommodations!! We stayed at Swiss-Belsuites Pounamu Queenstown and it had such great views!! We loved our room -it was very spacious and picturesque! 

We went to bed early the first night as we had a big day planned the following day... save your fork!! Dessert is coming!!!