Day 8

GUEST POST

With Morgan struck by allergies and a cold, she has gone to bed for the 5th night in a row before 930pm. I decided it was time to give this blog thing a shot. Here is my run of thought commentary:

-100% of what Morgan has said about football and the NFL is true. Our hotel here doesnt have ESPN. Thankfully the internet is free.
-The first night we got here I played poker at the casino till 1130pm and made three friends. Pig in sh*t.
-I am waking up at 530am tomorrow to watch the Pats-Ravens game on the internet. If Ramsey's DirecTV log- in doesnt work he is getting cut city.
-As Morgan mentioned, yesterday I went white water rafting, while she stayed behind and read a book and drank wine. The main reason being is that she is a big wimp and doesnt like cold water. What she didnt mention is that an hour into the trip while on my raft people were wondering (since I was the only person in the entire rafting group of 50 people by myself) who I was, where I was from. Just as I mentioned that my wife was too afraid to be on the raft, a nearby boat with two 65 year old woman who weighed a combined 500 pounds floated by.
-Today we went to the thermal hot springs and hung out in a private jacuzzi overlooking the mountains. When we walked into the place the person at the desk told me that Jason's Season of the Bachelor (2008) shot footage there. It immediately made Morgan and I (and by that I mean me) more excited. Check out the picture.
-We also took the gondola up to the top of a mountain today overlooking the entire Queenstown region-- to ride sleds down a luge track. As I was standing there with the sled in hand I realized that they shot a scene from Road Rules Real World Challenge (MTV) on this luge track. In 2007. Again this made me awkwardly excited.
-After getting to our room on the day we checked in Morgan became quiet for about 5 minutes. This happens rarely and only when 1) she is mad at me, 2) she's way over-served, or 3) she is unhappy with accomodations. In this case, it was the latter. She said, and I quote, "I'm like staying at really nice hotels Chad! Im very upset we paid for 6 nights in advance." Mind you- you have to pay for all nights in advance in Queenstown. And more importantly, 15 minutes ago (now 3 days later) as we walked into the hotel for our 3rd night, Morgan says "I LOVE this place. It's so nice and cozy." Im guessing this is because the wonderful 65 yr old husband and wife who run the bed and breakfast make her a special gluten free breakfast every morning.

And finally, I have never been to place in the world that I like more than Queenstown. Rio is a close second. The place is Lake Tahoe on crack. I have already decided I am moving back here to live full time (probably sans Morgan) and that Frank is going to be the chef at the restaurant we open. I am going to play lots of poker and continue to complain that this part of the world has NO IDEA IN HELL what hot sauce is.

Off to the Doubtful Sound tomorrow!