Inspired by the jet boating in Amazing Race this season (and the omnipresent jet boating opportunities in NZ), Beth, Erin and I headed out on Lake Wananka and a nearby river this morning to experience this phenomenon. I should have been concerned when our driver asked if any of us get motion sick. Oh boy.
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| The "before" shot - there was no "after" shot thank goodness... |
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| View from Lake Wanaka (when we stopped for photos). This is the mountain range that includes Treble Cone ski resort, which we skied the previous day. |
Jetboats can go amazingly fast in very small amounts of water (only need ~3 in). That was awesome. What I didn't expect was the quick banking turns and 360 spins (they didn't show that on Amazing Race). It was fun and I only felt a little motion sick - until just before we got back to the dock and our driver did two quick, fast spins in alternating directions. You couldn't get me off that boat fast enough after that. Luckily, I didn't actually puke but it was close...
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| River views (when we were still going slowly - no way we could take pics when going fast - had to hold on for dear life) |
So thumbs up to go fast on rivers, over rapids, etc. thumbs down to alternating quick spins. Barfola. Almost literally.
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