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This is the End...Beautiful Friend...TBS

I had imagined Queenstown to be a city but its actually a town built into the mountains that straddle a huge lake.So much for that.Besides,you want factual descriptions go buy Lonely Planet...
Anyway,a bit apprehensive about arriving due to the fact Queenstown is the bungy capital of the World and i've been shouting my mouf off for ages about 'doing it'.The Day Of Reckoning...
First though we had to see off Veronika so we all got stinking drunk natch.Go Team Sweden!!!Next day we went Luging.There is a certain type of person who has the skill,verve and king-hell courage required to Luge whilst in the possession of the Dirtiest Hangover in all Creation.I am not that person.My single consolation was the possibility that i would vom,mid-Luge,and leave a vodka/minced beef vapour trail in my wake...
Recovery isnt an option in Queenstown.You simply shamble from one crippling bout of drinking to another,the dull throbbing cycle punctuated by Extreme Adrenalin rushes that leave you gagging for booze,trying to find some sort of Level.You can hurl yourself off just about anything in Queenstown.Some of it doesnt even involve elasticated cord.You can strap yourself to everything capable of massive acceleration guaranteed to stove your head in with Shithammer G-forces...
Me and JW took a jeep to Shotover Canyon.The bungy swing there is a 150m drop with 60m of that freefall at over 150kmph.Theres all sorts of manoueveres & jump styles.Lacking any kind of imagination i opted to sprint,then leap.Like jumping a puddle.
Its taken 3 days and 5 Swedish 'Doctors' to locate my testicles.In comparison,according to 'experts',it only takes a minute to locate my head.Its up my arse...and so much for that...
My final night in Queenstown was sad for the fact i wouldnt be seeing some of my friends again for a while.We managed to temper our sadness with ridiculous amounts of booze and a Dutch bonding ritual called "Cram as many people into my bunk as possible and then sweat like a goddamed horse".JW,you a F*&#ing Legend Bro'.

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