LEISURELY DAY

Leisurely Day in Wanaka

We arose before sunrise today but stayed around the condo until about 10:00. We were looking at exploring brochures to decide what to do next. It's hard to follow a performance like Milford Sound!

We decided to take a walkabout downtown for a little shopping. Along the way we decided we should rent a car for a couple of days and take in some outback sights. Ron and I want to do the Rob Roy Track, a trail that takes in a swinging bridge and ends up with a view. The car will come in handy because the trailhead is 53 Km from our condo!

We looked around downtown and bought a few things. As it was lunch time we decided to eat. I had Fish and Chips while the 3 amigos wanted Subway. We ate our lunches on the grass next to the lake. The Ducks and Sea Birds would come up and stand inches away, begging for food! No fear!

After lunch I decided to power walk the 2-1/2 Km back to he condo while Ron, Nancy and Debby walked to the car rental place and snagged us some wheels!

I beat them home by about 10 minutes. We decided to take a little ride as Nancy was itching to drive! It was pretty scary but I finally calmed down after the medication took hold! We drove about 25 Km into the country towards Mount Aspiring, towards the Rob Roy Track. When we decided to turn around, there was a waterfall across the field on the hillside, as well as a large herd of Deer grazing in the field. There were more than 40 out there. Deer are domestically raised in New Zealand for their venison (which can be purchased in the grocery store), for the hide and for the Antlers, which sells for a very high dollar.

We stopped on the way back to look at another Track around another lake. We didn't walk far.

The girls cooked a very nice spaghetti dinner. We headed for the hot tub, then returned to play a few hands of Pitch before retiring.

It was a good day!