We arrived in Wanaka to pretty bad weather which was a shame as the photos below don't really do the place justice - everything looks better in the sunshine! We checked into our hostel and found we were staying in what can only be described as a shed in the back garden! Luckily it was quite cosy but the large spiders were a little alarming.
On our second day in Wanaka we decided to go for a walk in the National Park which turned out to be a much longer drive from the town than we expected. When we got there it was raining and we were running on Empty so we decided just to turn round and go all the way back again, very slowly! It was a beautiful drive with loads of wildlife so we didnt feel like we'd missed out on too much.
We hiked up Mount Iron to get a good view of Wanaka. It must be the locals regular exercise haunt as we were passed by loads of people jogging up.
Another pretty view from up high
Main street leading to the lake
Cute cinema we spent a rainy afternoon in. There were sofas instead of chairs and huge cookies to munch on!
Lake Wanaka
And again
The drive to Mount Aspiring National Park...
The white hire car looks tiny in this picture!
We saw LOADS of sheep
These guys were being herded across the road right infront of us
Some very moody cows
we also saw LOADS of deer. Dont know what they do with them all as we didnt see any venison on restaurant menus.
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