Wanaka, home to gorgeous walks, surrounding lakes and stunning backdrops...also the place where Dave has wanted to come since before we even got to NZ - Puzzling World. We had a lovely picnic by the lakeside for lunch and then headed for Puzzling World. We were first greeted by the 1.5km, worlds first 2 tiered moden maze! It even has emergency exits for the most frustrated and people can walk up to 5km to try and get out of the thing! We did pretty well in do...

Said our farewells to Dave and Sian this morning as they are now moving north - hope to see them again! We met up with Charlie and after viewing her new pad we caught the skyline (cable car) up one of the mountains in Queenstown. At the top we then caught a chairlift where we then had a go at 'xtreme' luging (tobogganing). First was the scenic route around the top of the mountain taking in all the sites of the lake and the town below. Next was the advanced tr...

Spent the morning doing not alot and met up with Sian and Dave in the afternoon to have the day out at the cheese factory and winery. We indulged in a $50 cheese platter which held 2 loaves of bread, 3 slabs of cheese, chorizo sausage, smoked salmon, and of course crackers. This was all washed down with a tasting tray of 4 different wines and a treat of a huge fish bowl type glass of more vino! The sun was shining so we sat outside in the gardens overlooking t...

Up nice and early to get ready for our day on the slopes and for the first time in 4 days the sun was out! Perfect. This time round, we went up to Coronet Peak, which we thought was much better than the Remarkables. The snow was softer, there were more slopes and it wasnt as busy! So under Dave's tuition, Claire finally grasped how to turn and stop safely, so not only can Claire turn left, she can now turn right too - an important skill!! We spent the mornin...

Made our way back into Queenstown. Shame the weather has been so rubbish at Milford as we would have stayed longer, but there aint much point walking up a mountain in the rain and clouds. Even the locals said so too! Didnt really do much in the afternoon, went to Charlotte's pub for a few beers and then, me,Dave and Dave.C (Sian has gone to Oz for a couple of days on job interviews) decided to go skiing tomorrow so we got all our gear sorted for the morning. ...