Wanaka

We’re headed to Queenstown, 56km away and there’s not too much between the big towns here. You can drive for miles and it’s the same scenery - lots of trees, mountains and sheep. Nice, if you like that sort of thing. Personally, I prefer a little more action. But, never wanting to be accused of not making the most of things, we stop at Puzzling World in Wanaka, which the kids really enjoyed. A huge maze, lots of games and some illusions for them to enjoy. And Wanaka village itself is a really lovely little alpine village with wood fires burning and ski shops a-plenty.

Unfortunately,we’re not staying here but at Cardrona, 26km down the road. So we leave lovely little Wanaka and drive into the middle of nowhere to stay in our little house in Cadrona. At $100 per night for a 2 story, 2 bed house, Will thinks we’ve got a bargain and should stay here instead of Queenstown and simply drive the 30km into Queenstown every day. I can’t think of anything worse and would gladly remortgage the house right nor if it meant getting out of here. Yes, the house is lovely, but we are in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!!

And have I mentioned how cold it is?

As we drive out of Cardrona on the morning (Karen 2, Will 1), we notice how close we are to the Cadrona ski resort which open on 1st June ans see lots of lovely little chalets being built nearby, so no doubt this will be a thriving little alpine village in iys own right in a few years time. But until then, I’m off to Queenstown for some action, baby.