Lake Wanaka, New Zealand South Island


This is not The tree
#thatwanakatree
which I would have known
if I'd done more research

All we did at Wanaka
was chase some ducks around
eat a hearty Korean meal
walk around the lakefront area
cook a steak meal
and book our trip to Milford Sound

Still it looks amazing
much more spectacular in the morning
with Mt Aspiring in the background

I wish I had more time
I thought there's much to do in Tekapo
and less to do in Wanaka
but it's the other way round

Next time I'd try to take a hike
or even a bike
try out the day walks
cross and see the Blue Pools
try a glacier walk

Next time, next time
oh when'll be the next time?
Perhaps when I'm 40 or even 50...
I wish to go there again with my hubby...

- Lake Wanaka, 12 July 2017






South Island (6D)
Christchurch - Lake Tekapo/Mount John - Wanaka - Milford Sound - Queenstown

Wanaka was like a mid-point layover for us. Come to think of it, now I really can't remember what was the purpose of us spending a night in Wanaka. The thing about New Zealand is that after a while, you get bored of repeating the same scenery over and over again - lakes, lakes and more lakes. So when we reached Lake Wanaka late in the afternoon, we were like "Oh, another lake." and quickly hurried off to look for some hot soup for our stomachs as it was sooooo cold that day.

Fortunately we did bundle up ourselves in warm clothes and took an evening stroll by the lakeside. And Hayley enjoyed watching and chasing the seagulls and mandarin ducks by the lake. 

At night, the YHA Wanaka 4-bed dorm room was also too cold. So we spent more time eating in the warm and cozy dining hall. The best part about YHA Wanaka was the very helpful lady at the reception counter. She was very helpful with our enquiries and helped us to make calls to various tour groups to Milford Sound. Since it was last minute, a lot of the tours had been fully booked but luckily we managed to get an available tour the morning after next, which we would take from Queenstown.

There was also a movie room inside the YHA. The room was kept dark with some movie playing on the projector screen, and Hayley enjoyed playing ball with some other kids inside the movie room and lazing on the bean bags. It kept her occupied until we finished making our Milford Sound reservations.


Related links:
https://xweing.blogspot.com/2017/08/nz-trip.html

Reference:
https://www.lakewanaka.co.nz/revealing-wanaka/wanaka-stories/5-great-day-walks-in-mt-aspiring-national-park/

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