Shotover Jet Boating

As mentioned in our earlier post, it has been raining and drizzling throughout the day. Rain sure brings a lot of the activities in Queenstown to a halt...the streets have been much quieter today. The parasailing and shotover jet were still up and running today.We decided to do the Shotover this afternoon as we figured we were already wet from the drizzle so why not give it a try.
The Shotover boat has an engine that doesn't hang in the water like a normal boat but operates by pulling air into a small hole in the floor of the boat and shooting it out. This allows it to be able to operate in only a foot of water if need be. We went on an hour long boat ride on Lake Wakatipu and both Kawarau and Shotover Rivers with our driver getting inches from cliffs and trees and whipping a bunch of shitties. It was a ton of fun and we also got to see more of Queenstown's beautiful landscapes. Between water flying in at us from the ride and the rain, we ended up pretty wet despite the parka they gave everyone to wear. After our adrenalin fix we were able to go into a fish-viewing area under the waters of the lake and see the fish up close.