Wanaka

We spent 4 nights in Wanaka, mainly just chilling out and trying to recharge our batteries. Believe it or not, this travelling lifestyle certainly takes it out of you. Yet again we were stunned by the amazing scenery, especially the view from our breakfast bench at the hostel (see pic with sonya and stunning background) The lake was really clear but very cold and the place was just very chilled out as we'd hoped. For the first 3 days we did nothing but relax either at the hostel watching films, laying on the beach or taking a leisurely stroll around the small town. On our last full day we decided to visit a place called Puzzling World. THey had some weird stuff on show, which i couldn't get my head around and too weird to explain. One room was very steep but made to look normal and sent you way off balance (see pic of Lee leaning forward, room seems normal but is at a very steep angle) It also had a pool table where the ball seemed to roll upwards into the pocket and a chair slide that when you sat on it, you slid upwards. Felt very dizzy after leaving this room.

There was also a very tricky maze to walk around. You had to get around the maze and up each of 4 Towers and then back to the finish. It took us about 1 and half hours to complete and at times was very frustrating. Even more frustrating was the fact that Sonya beat me to every one (see pic of sonya at top of tower), but i did beat her to the finish, so decleared myself the WINNER!!

Lee