Bright and sunny this morning as we sorted out the campervan for our short trip to Wanaka. The cracks in the windscreen get longer by the day but by now we have done most of the mileage so hopefully it will stay intact until we take the van back on Wednesday 26th.
We had resolved to order a case of Wooing Tree Pinot Noir to send home and take a case to David and Jess so called by on our way out of Cromwell.
It is an easy short drive from Cromwell to Wanaka along the beautiful shores of Lake Dunstan. This time the hills surrounding the lake are looking very dry and arid, which is not surprising since this part of Central
Otago is known for heat and lack on rainfall. It's is however quite a contrast from our last visit which was two months earlier and when the hills were covered in brilliant yellow flowers.
The camp site at Wanaka is a fairly popular spot so we decided to drive straight there and secure a scenic spot. Having achieved this we headed into town to replenish our supplies and to have a wander around. Wanaka enjoys a fabulous location at the southern end of Lake Wanaka and whilst fairly popular with tourists it has a much more laid back feel than Queenstown.The New World supermarket in Wanaka is really top class and would rival the best supermarkets in the UK.The Dixons were immersed in stag and hen dos other that Anne who was on baby sitting duties with Grace. Stag and Hen dos in the Dixon family usually involve climbing mountains, racing down mountain biking tracks and numerous other strenuous activities before the evening's event get under way. The LLW had decreed that we we should stay clear! We visited Anne for a while in the evening before returning to our campsite. The LLW was not in a good mood because work was piling up and it had been decided that a relatively early start was needed in the morning and this involved setting the alarm - shock horror!
We had resolved to order a case of Wooing Tree Pinot Noir to send home and take a case to David and Jess so called by on our way out of Cromwell.
It is an easy short drive from Cromwell to Wanaka along the beautiful shores of Lake Dunstan. This time the hills surrounding the lake are looking very dry and arid, which is not surprising since this part of Central
Otago is known for heat and lack on rainfall. It's is however quite a contrast from our last visit which was two months earlier and when the hills were covered in brilliant yellow flowers.
The camp site at Wanaka is a fairly popular spot so we decided to drive straight there and secure a scenic spot. Having achieved this we headed into town to replenish our supplies and to have a wander around. Wanaka enjoys a fabulous location at the southern end of Lake Wanaka and whilst fairly popular with tourists it has a much more laid back feel than Queenstown.The New World supermarket in Wanaka is really top class and would rival the best supermarkets in the UK.The Dixons were immersed in stag and hen dos other that Anne who was on baby sitting duties with Grace. Stag and Hen dos in the Dixon family usually involve climbing mountains, racing down mountain biking tracks and numerous other strenuous activities before the evening's event get under way. The LLW had decreed that we we should stay clear! We visited Anne for a while in the evening before returning to our campsite. The LLW was not in a good mood because work was piling up and it had been decided that a relatively early start was needed in the morning and this involved setting the alarm - shock horror!
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