Wanaka

An early morning as per usual and a few planned stops on the way, one to see a big waterfall and another to see a lake which is very black and still and would usually reflect mt cook and the rest of the range in it although the clouds meant that only part was shown. 

Competition this time one of Kane's, it was who could see the most waterfalls on the way, I think this was half to make people look at the amazing scenery and half to keep the tired ones awake.

Wanaka is a little town on the edge of a big lake and surrounded by mountains in winter it is one of the main points to head up to resorts such as snow park. There is a small cinema there that still works as old english ones did with a break in the middle for ice cream and cookies although I have been told that you can sit on sofa's arm chairs and even in a few old cars while in the cinema. The hostel was fairly standard, as with most towns there are a few walks to do, either around the town or up into the mountains, we followed one with plaques showing all of NZ's history and other important dates. 

On leaving Wanaka we first stopped in puzzle world, clearly designed for children although the maze was quite complicated and took us around 1 hour to complete. My favourite part though was a room that showed how the technique used in LOTR worked in making people larger and smaller, playing around in this room is seriously fun. (Pictures will be uploaded once we find them on Facebook)