Wanaka

It was a quick stop in Wanaka but it was good. We managed to grab a bottle of wine and sit at the lake edge for a few hours before the wind blew us around too much. Then we headed for a cup of coffee and to relax a bit. We have had a lot of days with exercise and nonstop action so we believed that a break was necessary! Wanaka is a really pretty spot though. Lord of the Rings territory for sure which is exciting but just makes me want to watch the films (movie day when I get home!!). After walking around Wanaka for a bit we went back to the hostel and cooked up a big pan of stirfry (2 pans actually cause they were small). It was a very cheap $6 meal that 5 of us shared. I have managed to make really good fiends with a Nick from the UK, Julia from Sweedan, and Sandra from Germany. We make up practically half the bus and have fun together. We went for a drink in the bar and met a Canadian from the east coast and went to a different bar for a drink with him. The night scene in Wanaka is pretty dead!

9:00am we got back on the bus and made our way to Queenstown. Its only 150km but we took our time and made some stops. One of which at the home of bungy where crazy people paid to throw themselves into a canyon. We drove through Arrow Town (gorgeous especially in the fall) and got into QT at around 1:30. Took a stroll around, got rained on and had another $5 coffee break. We then got a free dinner of Thai curry which was more like a snack so then we went and got a subway sammy to fill ourselves. We managed to eat under the safety of an umbrella while I fed the ducks half my Sammy and watch giant eels and fish swim around. It was pretty sweet. It then started to down pour rain and I was thanking my lucky stars that I was wearing the winter jacket I borrowed!