Jackamy - The Shotover Jet Boat

The Shotover Jet Boat

Jackamy

Paul & Derry Harper

Tue 24 Aug 2010 00:46

Tuesday 24th August

The Shotover Jet began operating in 1970 and was one of Queenstown's first adventure activities the boats travel at over 85 kilometers an hour in as little as 10 cm of water, the driver took us frighteningly close to the canyon wall's and had us hanging on for dear life whilst doing 360 degree turns.

Looking very attractive.......Shotover Jet

Hanging on

Ooo that's a bit close

Blog Entries

2011

Jun 2011

Sun 26 Jun 11:04
- Agios Nikolaos - Crete
Sat 18 Jun 02:01
- Jackamy undergoes a makeover
Fri 10 Jun 02:03
- Jackamy arrives in Turkey

May 2011

Wed 11 May 02:18
- Dubai shopping
Tue 10 May 01:43
- Dubai - Skiing
Mon 9 May 01:56
- Dubai - Old and New
Sun 8 May 01:38
- A Trip to Dubai

Apr 2011

Sat 23 Apr 08:25
- Al-Husn Souq
Thu 21 Apr 08:58
- Keeping Busy

Mar 2011

Sun 27 Mar 11:10
- Shipping to the Med
Fri 18 Mar 00:30
- Mughsail or Yemen!!
Sat 12 Mar 00:19
- Empty Quarter Day 2
Fri 11 Mar 01:58
- Empty Quarter Day 1...Continued
- Empty Quarter Day 1
Tue 1 Mar 00:24
- Photos from the trip

Feb 2011

Sun 27 Feb 00:26
- R.I.P.
Thu 24 Feb 16:31
- We've arrived!!!!
- Arabian Sea - Day 8
Wed 23 Feb 11:27
- Arabian Sea - Day 7
Tue 22 Feb 11:00
- Arabian Sea - Day 6
Mon 21 Feb 11:00
- Arabian Sea - Day 5
Sun 20 Feb 11:19
- Arabian Sea - Day 4
Sat 19 Feb 12:18
- Safe and Happy
- Arabian Sea - Day 3
Fri 18 Feb 11:00
- Arabian Sea - Day 2
Thu 17 Feb 11:00
- Arabian Sea - Day 1
Wed 16 Feb 04:05
- Onwards and Upwards
Tue 15 Feb 18:48
Sat 12 Feb 18:03
- Seeing the sights in Colaba
Fri 11 Feb 18:04
- Buzzing Mumbai
- Dodging the fishing boats as we near Mumbai
Wed 9 Feb 19:11
- Famous in India
Tue 8 Feb 19:11
- Sailing along the Indian Coast to Om Beach
Sun 6 Feb 19:11
- Leaving Cochin
- Jew Town
Fri 4 Feb 21:09

Jan 2011

Sun 30 Jan 04:27
- Lunch at Nasser's home
Sat 29 Jan 04:08
- Fort Cochin
- Fort Cochin
Fri 28 Jan 04:41
- Colourful Cochin
Wed 26 Jan 04:39
- Bolghatty Marina
Mon 24 Jan 12:52
- A bumpy trip to Cochin
Sat 22 Jan 12:46
- Goodbye Sri Lanka
Wed 19 Jan 16:23
- Poya Day
Tue 18 Jan 18:50
- Mirissa and Home
- Tangalle
Mon 17 Jan 18:09
- Nuwara Eliya
Sun 16 Jan 17:24
- Adam's Peak Pilgrimage
Sat 15 Jan 16:03
- Kandy and Dalhousie
Fri 14 Jan 14:24
- Sigiriya and Kandy
Thu 13 Jan 17:24
- Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage
- Galle Fort
Wed 12 Jan 02:54
- Relaxing in Galle, Sri Lanka
Mon 10 Jan 12:56
- Bay of Bengal - Day 8
Sun 9 Jan 14:32
- Bay of Bengal - Day 7
Sat 8 Jan 16:55
- Bay of Bengal - Day 6
Fri 7 Jan 16:54
- Bay of Bengal - Day 5
Thu 6 Jan 03:10
- Bay of Bengal - Day 4
Wed 5 Jan 14:09
- Bay of Bengal - Day 3
Tue 4 Jan 16:51
- Bay of Bengal - Day 2
Mon 3 Jan 14:08
- Bay of Bengal - Day 1
Sun 2 Jan 08:55
- Goodbye Thailand
Sat 1 Jan 09:28
- New Years Eve

2010

Dec 2010

Fri 31 Dec 08:48
- Patong Bay
Thu 30 Dec 08:37
- Checking out at Ao Chalong
Wed 29 Dec 08:23
- Koh Yao Yai
Tue 28 Dec 08:09
- Koh Dam Khwan
Mon 27 Dec 03:16
- Koh Phi Phi Le
- Koh Phi Phi Le
Sun 26 Dec 06:51
- Diving - Koh Bida Nok and Palong Wall
Sat 25 Dec 06:51
- Merry Christmas
Fri 24 Dec 06:43
- Back to Phi Phi Don for Christmas
Thu 23 Dec 07:04
- Patong, Phuket
Mon 20 Dec 11:47
- Yacht Haven Marina
Sun 12 Dec 10:27
- Ao Chalong, Phuket
Sat 11 Dec 03:40
- Koh Phi Phi Don
Fri 10 Dec 11:57
- Koh Ngai
- Koh Muk - 'Emerald Cave'
Thu 9 Dec 13:17
- Koh Rok Nok
Tue 7 Dec 03:39
- Koh Rawi, Thailand
Mon 6 Dec 05:50
- Langkawi - Royal Langkawi Yacht Club
Sat 4 Dec 02:19
- Pulau Dayang Bunting - Lake of the Pregnant Maiden
Fri 3 Dec 03:41
- Snakes in Penang
Thu 2 Dec 00:42
- Georgetown, Penang
Wed 1 Dec 03:43
- Tanjong Inner City Harbour, Penang

Nov 2010

Mon 29 Nov 03:43
- Teluk Nipah, Pulau Pangkor
Sun 28 Nov 00:50
- Kuala Lumpur
Sat 27 Nov 04:15
- Port Klang, Malaysia
Fri 26 Nov 13:54
- Keppel Bay Marina, Singapore
Thu 25 Nov 09:10
- Provisioning and Problems
Tue 23 Nov 15:44
- Tiffin Room, Raffles Hotel
Mon 22 Nov 15:17
- Singapore Zoo & Night Safari
Sun 21 Nov 14:47
- Raffles and Bye-bye Amanda
Sat 20 Nov 08:50
- Crossing the Singapore Straits
Fri 19 Nov 17:18
- Indonesia Diving
Thu 18 Nov 16:46
- Nongsa Point, Batam Island
Wed 17 Nov 08:50
- Back to the North
Sun 14 Nov 14:19
Sat 13 Nov 01:47
- Camp Leakey - 2nd Feeding
- Camp Leakey - Trek
Fri 12 Nov 10:11
Thu 11 Nov 13:10
- En route to Kumai, Borneo
Sat 6 Nov 10:31
- Edy's 60th and Goodbye Bali
Fri 5 Nov 10:14
- Ulu Watu, Bali
Thu 4 Nov 14:01
- Batukau and Jatiluwih, Bali

Oct 2010

Sun 31 Oct 11:43
- Ubud, Bali
Fri 29 Oct 13:31
- Benoa Marina, Bali
Thu 28 Oct 05:09
- Lombok Day Trip - Pura Batu Balong (Temple)
- Lombok Day Trip - Hand weaving
- Lombok Day Trip - Monkey Forest
- Lombok Day Trip - Pura Lingsar (Temple)
- Lombok Day Trip - Rice Fields
Tue 26 Oct 23:21
- Gilli Aer
Mon 25 Oct 23:22
- Gilli Lawa Laut
- Kampung Komodo Village
Sun 24 Oct 00:25
- Pink Beach, Punya
Sat 23 Oct 00:25
- Komodo Dragons
Fri 22 Oct 00:26
- Uwada Dasami, Rinca
Thu 21 Oct 00:26
- On the run
Wed 20 Oct 00:26
- Indonesia - a bit of history
Tue 19 Oct 10:52
- Kupang day trip - part 2
- Kupang day trip - part 1
- Welcome Party, Kupang
Mon 18 Oct 04:08
- Kupang, Indonesia
Sun 17 Oct 00:26
- Darwin to Kupang - The end
Sat 16 Oct 03:20
- Darwin to Kupang - The beginning
Fri 15 Oct 04:25
- Ready to go to Kupang
Mon 11 Oct 04:54
- Camper Van - Day 5 (Back to Darwin)
Sun 10 Oct 02:34
- Camper Van - Day 4 (Wangi Falls)
- Camper Van - Day 4 (Florence Falls)
- Camper Van - Day 4 (Kangaroos)
Sat 9 Oct 02:29
- Camper Van - Day 3 (Nourlangie)
- Camper Van - Day 3 (Litchfield)
Fri 8 Oct 02:20
- Camper Van - Day 2 (Rain, rain, rain)
- Camper Van - Day 2 (Crocodiles)
- Camper Van - Day 2 (Ubirr)
Thu 7 Oct 04:31
- Camper Van - Day 1 (Jabiru)
Tue 5 Oct 04:22
- Amy's arrival
Sun 3 Oct 04:32
- Mindil Beach Sunset Market
Sat 2 Oct 04:42
- Tipperary Waters Marina
Fri 1 Oct 04:22
- Fannie Bay - Darwin

Sep 2010

Wed 29 Sep 04:42
- Dundas Strait
Tue 28 Sep 04:41
- More lightening
Mon 27 Sep 04:43
- Lightening
Sun 26 Sep 04:43
- Gulf of Carpentaria
Sat 25 Sep 04:43
- Red Island
- Albany Passage
Thu 23 Sep 04:27
- Morris Island
Mon 20 Sep 00:40
- Lizard Island
Sat 18 Sep 21:09
- Port Douglas
Fri 17 Sep 00:59
- Cairns
Tue 14 Sep 00:32
- Magnetic Island to Cairns
Thu 9 Sep 01:26
- Humpback whales
- Upstart Bay
Wed 8 Sep 00:29
- Bona Bay - Gloucester Island
Mon 6 Sep 00:50
- Mackay - Airlie Beach

Aug 2010

Mon 30 Aug 00:44
- Brisbane - Australia
Thu 26 Aug 00:59
- Arrowtown
Wed 25 Aug 23:26
- The Bungy Jump
- Skiing
Tue 24 Aug 00:46
- The Shotover Jet Boat
- Wanaka to Queenstown
Mon 23 Aug 00:22
- Glacier Highway to Wanaka
Sun 22 Aug 00:43
- Franz Josef Glacier
Sat 21 Aug 00:20
- TransAlpine
Fri 20 Aug 00:54
- Christchurch
Wed 18 Aug 23:00
- New Zealand here we come
- Mackay Australia
Mon 16 Aug 01:01
- Vanuaru - Australia Day 7
Sun 15 Aug 01:18
- Vanuatu - Australia Day 6
Sat 14 Aug 01:18
- Vanuatu - Australia Day 5
Fri 13 Aug 01:00
- Vanuatu - Australia Day 4
Thu 12 Aug 01:00
- Vanuatu - Australia Day 3
Wed 11 Aug 01:00
- Vanuatu - Australia Day 2
Tue 10 Aug 01:03
- Vanuatu - Australia Day 1
Mon 9 Aug 01:31
- Australia here we come
Sun 8 Aug 22:53
- Espiritu Santo
Thu 5 Aug 23:00
- Revolieu Bay Epi
- Leaving Port Vila
Mon 2 Aug 02:22
- Tanna Day 2

Jul 2010

Sat 31 Jul 23:00
- Tanna
Fri 30 Jul 18:54
- A little bit about Vanuatu
- Independence Day and Pete’s 60 t h Birthday
Thu 29 Jul 18:53
- Strong winds and big seas
Sat 24 Jul 23:00
- Bye Bye Fiji
Fri 23 Jul 23:18
- Musket Cove, Malololailai
Mon 19 Jul 11:10
- Yalobi Bay, Wayalailai
Sun 18 Jul 06:36
- The Blue Lagoon, Nanuya Sewa
Sat 17 Jul 06:36
- Sawa-i-Lau Island - The Yasawa Group
Fri 16 Jul 07:33
- Mbua Bay, Bligh Water
Thu 15 Jul 08:29
- Wainunu Bay, Bligh Water
Wed 14 Jul 20:36
- Nagigi Village Tour - a fantastic day!
Tue 13 Jul 20:45
- Loving Savu Savu
Mon 12 Jul 06:36
- Amy's first dive - Namena Island
Tue 6 Jul 22:49
- Savu Savu, Fiji
Sat 3 Jul 00:03
- Bye-bye Tonga
Thu 1 Jul 00:03
- BBQ at Nuka Beach

Jun 2010

Wed 30 Jun 00:03
- Dinghy Racing
Tue 29 Jun 00:03
- Tongan Welcome Parties
Mon 28 Jun 19:46
- Go-Karting around Vava'u
Sat 26 Jun 01:37
- The Kingdom of Tonga
Fri 25 Jun 01:35
- Loosing the dinghy
Wed 23 Jun 19:41
- Exploring caves and snorkelling on Niue
Tue 22 Jun 02:42
- Karaoke on Niue
Mon 21 Jun 02:37
- Niue History
- Niue - A hidden gem!
Sun 20 Jun 02:17
- 3 days of high winds and rough seas - not fun!
Wed 16 Jun 22:01
- Last few days of Raratonga
- Cook Islands History
Mon 14 Jun 02:40
- The Cross Island Track
Sun 13 Jun 02:44
- Raratonga, Cook Islands
Sat 12 Jun 19:47
- A few pictures from the crossing
Fri 11 Jun 02:59
- En Route to Raratonga, Cook Islands
Tue 8 Jun 02:01
- Last few days in French Polynesia
Mon 7 Jun 02:27
- The gem of the South Pacific
Sat 5 Jun 22:17
- Bloody Mary's on Bora Bora!
- Bora Bora
Fri 4 Jun 20:10
- Fun on and off the scooters at Huahine
Thu 3 Jun 20:10
- Huahine - the gem of the Society Islands

May 2010

Mon 31 May 20:11
- Moving on from Raiatea and Tahaa
Sat 29 May 19:11
- Bora Bora is in our sights!
Fri 28 May 19:13
- Turtle Sanctuary, Tahaa
Thu 27 May 19:20
- High winds in Raiatea
Mon 24 May 08:51
- Hotopu Bay, Raiatea
Sun 23 May 08:45
- Night diving and swimming with stingrays
Sat 22 May 08:46
- Amy the diver
Fri 21 May 17:43
- Opunohu Bay, Moorea
Wed 19 May 23:37
- Scooters in Moorea
- Moorea, Society Islands
Sun 16 May 19:02
- Quiz and Canoes in Tahiti
Wed 12 May 05:55
- Coach tour around Tahiti Nui
Tue 11 May 05:55
- Activities in Tahiti
Mon 10 May 04:26
- Long lost Galapagos Dive pictures
Sun 9 May 05:02
- Mutiny on the Bounty
Sat 8 May 04:11
- Papeete, Tahiti
Thu 6 May 04:39
- Paradise
Tue 4 May 03:43
- Exploring Tikehau
Mon 3 May 21:04
- Tikehau
Sun 2 May 19:51
- Exploring Rangiroa

Apr 2010

Fri 30 Apr 06:26
- Rangiroa
Thu 29 Apr 05:57
- Moving on to Rangiroa
Tue 27 Apr 19:07
- Pearl Farming, Manihi
Mon 26 Apr 19:06
- Exploring Manihi
Sun 25 Apr 19:13
- Arriving Manihi
Sat 24 Apr 05:57
- The Tuamotus Archipelago
Thu 22 Apr 19:47
- Goodbye Marquesas
- Souvenir Shopping
Wed 21 Apr 04:16
- Hakatea Bay/Daniels Bay
Tue 20 Apr 06:12
- Still at Nuka Hiva
Fri 16 Apr 00:19
- Pacific Crossing Pictures
Thu 15 Apr 03:31
- 4x4 tour around Nuka Hiva
Wed 14 Apr 03:27
- Exploring Nuka Hiva
- Arriving at Taiohae Bay, Nuka Hiva
Sat 10 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 17
Fri 9 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 16
Thu 8 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 15
Wed 7 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 14
Tue 6 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 13
Mon 5 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 12
Sun 4 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 11
Sat 3 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 10
Fri 2 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 9
Thu 1 Apr 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 8

Mar 2010

Wed 31 Mar 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 7
Tue 30 Mar 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 6
Mon 29 Mar 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 5
Sun 28 Mar 08:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 4
Sat 27 Mar 09:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 3
Fri 26 Mar 09:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 2
Thu 25 Mar 09:00
- Across the Pacific - Day 1
Wed 24 Mar 17:02
- Goodbyes and Farewells!
Sun 21 Mar 16:03
- Galapagos Cruise - Day 5
Sat 20 Mar 16:02
- Galapagos Cruise - Day 4
Fri 19 Mar 16:02
- Galapagos Cruise - Day 3
Thu 18 Mar 16:02
- Galapagos Cruise - Day 2
Wed 17 Mar 15:17
- Galapagos Cruise - Day 1
Tue 16 Mar 18:00
- Fun and Frolics in the Galapagos
Thu 11 Mar 18:56
- Galapagos so far and our first dive here
- Las Perlas to Galapagos Crossing Pictures
- Las Perlas Pictures
Mon 8 Mar 17:19
- Las Perlas to Galapagos - Day 5
Sun 7 Mar 16:54
- Las Perlas to Galapagos - Day 4
Sat 6 Mar 16:54
- Las Perlas to Galapagos - Day 3
Fri 5 Mar 09:26
- Las Perlas to Galapagos - Day 2
Thu 4 Mar 09:22
- Las Perlas to Galapagos - Day 1‏
Wed 3 Mar 09:20
- Isla Canas & Rio Cacique

Feb 2010

Sun 28 Feb 09:18
- Tsunami Warning
Sat 27 Feb 09:15
- Isla Chapera & Isla Mogo Mogo
Wed 24 Feb 22:13
- Las Perlas Islands - Isla Contadora‏
- Last few days in Panama
Thu 18 Feb 10:48
- Panama and the carnival
Mon 15 Feb 23:54
Thu 11 Feb 19:18
- Shelter Bay Marina, Panama Canal
Wed 10 Feb 03:37
- Bonaire to Porvenir Pictures
- Bonaire Pictures
Fri 5 Feb 19:05
- Portobello
Thu 4 Feb 18:55
- Mormake Tupu
Wed 3 Feb 15:27
- Green Island - Kanlildup
- Visiting Local Islands
Mon 1 Feb 15:18
- The San Blas Islands

Jan 2010

Sun 31 Jan 15:04
- Terra Firma
- Our Journey from Bonaire to Porvenir
Sat 30 Jan 21:30
- En route - Day 4
Fri 29 Jan 21:28
- En route - Day 3
Thu 28 Jan 21:25
- En route - Day 2
Wed 27 Jan 16:55
- En route to Porvenir, San Blas
Tue 26 Jan 15:57
- On your bike!
Sun 24 Jan 15:50
- Bonaire
Sat 23 Jan 14:08
- Pictures of Union Island to Bonaire
Fri 22 Jan 09:18
- Arriving in Bonaire
Thu 21 Jan 09:32
- En route to Bonaire
Wed 20 Jan 13:27
- En route to Bonaire
Mon 18 Jan 13:20
- Union Island
Sat 16 Jan 13:16
- Tobago Cays
Thu 14 Jan 13:10
- Bequia
Wed 13 Jan 13:06
- Soufrierre, St. Lucia
Tue 12 Jan 13:12
- St Lucia, Rodney Bay
Sun 10 Jan 13:07
- Fort De-France
Sat 9 Jan 13:03
- Martinique - St Pierre
Fri 8 Jan 12:59
- Roseau
Thu 7 Jan 20:35
- Prince Rupert Bay, Dominca
Tue 5 Jan 20:16
- Iles des Saintes
Sun 3 Jan 19:56
- A near miss!
Sat 2 Jan 09:38
- Guadeloupe
Fri 1 Jan 13:42
- New Years Eve

2009

Dec 2009

Wed 30 Dec 13:30
- Going Separate Ways
Mon 28 Dec 13:21
- Boxing Day
Fri 25 Dec 13:17
- Chistmas Day
Thu 24 Dec 23:58
Sat 19 Dec 23:56
- Grief on the reef!
Mon 14 Dec 21:50
- A Sad Farewell!
- Videos
Fri 11 Dec 23:10
- The first week in Antigua
- Photos of the crossing!
Sun 6 Dec 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 19
Sat 5 Dec 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 18
Fri 4 Dec 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 17
Thu 3 Dec 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 16
Wed 2 Dec 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 15
Tue 1 Dec 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 14

Nov 2009

Mon 30 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 13
Sun 29 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 12
Sat 28 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 11
Fri 27 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 10
Thu 26 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 9
Wed 25 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 8
Tue 24 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 7
Mon 23 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 6
Sun 22 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 5
Sat 21 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 4
Fri 20 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 3
Thu 19 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 2
Wed 18 Nov 09:00
- Across the Pond - Day 1
Tue 17 Nov 10:03
- Departure day - The Atlantic!
- Last minute preparations!
Sun 15 Nov 12:20
- Feeling lonely in Puerto Calero
- Leaving Gibraltar Photos
Sat 14 Nov 13:57
Mon 2 Nov 16:16
- A few pictures!

Oct 2009

Thu 29 Oct 15:45
- Land Ahoy - Day 5
Wed 28 Oct 11:15
- Gibraltar to Lanzarote - Day 4
Tue 27 Oct 09:19
- Gibraltar to Lanzarote - Day 3
Mon 26 Oct 10:37
- Gibraltar to Lanzarote - Day 2
Sun 25 Oct 10:37
- Today is the day!
Fri 23 Oct 08:47
- Our time in Gibraltar
Mon 12 Oct 14:19
- We've arrived in Gibraltar!
Sat 10 Oct 08:12
- Position Update
Wed 7 Oct 07:36
- Cabrera to Santa Eulalia
Tue 6 Oct 11:38
- We're off! Mahon to Cabrera

Jul 2009

Fri 3 Jul 11:40
- The Dream

Jun 2009

Thu 11 Jun 19:21
- Position Update