Whare Kea Lodge Wanaka

... There was a room which was on a very steep slant and made you feel very drunk, it also made things look weird, like water flowing up hill, a spirit lever look wonky but it was actually horizonal. At was all very cool. <br><br>In the evening i went along to a to the cinema. The 1st time to a cinema on my own, oh well, i was adviced it was must so i went along. The cinema was ...

... narrower path). They built the track in order to access Milton Bay, which they planned to build a new city around 1900 called Jamestown. The supply ships (3 total) crashed trying to get into the bay, so they abandoned the city. The McKenzie family stayed behind and were the last people to see a native bird that is like an ostrich only much larger. The hut warden on our second nigtht in MacKenzie Hut was a stand up ...

... habit of wanting to bite the horse behind. As arule he had togo t the bck ut I managed to sort him out a bit and he was halfway up the back towards the end. We had a go at trotting and then cantering but i fell off my horse and landed on my back. Apparantly i would have stayed on if the saddle handn't slipped round. Anyway I climbed back on , a bit winded and back twisted and had another go. This was terrifying but seemecd to shake my back into place. S

... How we got round it I don't know. The drive to Glenorchy was through the most beautiful views of the trip so far. We booked into Glenorchy Holiday park and booked a horse ride for the next day, we went for a walk round the wetlands where there were a lot of black swans and i found i had lost my glasses. After some brain wracking I remembered where and we went to find the phone number. We found a hotel reception that was empty and rifled through their phone ...

... to Harris Saddle and to Harris Lake. The pictures we took on the walk say it all, so check them out. The scenery from this famous track is breathtaking. We eventually get back to the flatish part of the track and by the time 24km are up i've had enough but the van is round the corner and this is the furthest i have walked in one day since i was about 16. We get back to the van, exhausted and head to the campsite in Glenorchy for hot showers and beer.

... the river system felt like entering another world... Ancient, untrammelled by human intervention; majestic and wild... Our next adventure began by pumping air into our Funyaks - sturdy plastic kayaks that takes a bit of practice to steer. Two per canoe, we took to the water heading downstream. Apparently, the water levels were quite low and twice we had to drag our Funyaks through shallow water. The highlight of the day was ...

... trail, and the viewpoint, which conveniently had a few large rocks upon which to rest (collapse) and recuperate... and enjoy the incredible views of the valley all around us. <br><br> <br><br>There was a cheeky ...

... br>Apparently they used this principle during Lord of the Rings, but I have no idea where. Anyone?<br><br> <br><br>After checking out the famous Diorama (a type of mural illusion, see below) in the 'Roman' toilets, which was a bit **** (ha ...

... life style not the money. so just need to get a ski pass ... and some skis and i am all set. <br><br><br><br>In the mean time here I am enjoying the bright sun shiny days Wanaka Autumn has to offer, I am mainly trying to learn the Guitar (which i am very bad at) and climbing, of course I am currently only bouldering as I have no other climbing equipment, its a bit frustrating as some of the lines here look really good. there is about 300 sport climbs in the surrounding area.

... our last visit. The Fox is moving at a metre a day at the moment and bits are falling off in all directions. While Andy did one of the big hill climbs in Franz Josef, I enjoyed being able to walk out of the hostel front door to the glacier - about an hour and a half on foot, a world famous formation on the doorstep!We're now in Wanaka after the spectacular if isolating journey down the west coast and across the Haast Pass; we'll be here for a few days and then on to Fiordland. Mustn't grumble...