Wanaka!

My first view of Wanaka is of a town nestled round the edges of a deep Blue Lake, with brown -grassed mountains to one side and blue, snow-covered ones to the far end of the lake (Mount Aspriing, in Mount Aspiring National Park). Even the drive in is fantastic, round the main body of Lake Wanaka, with craggy mountains stretching round it's edge... magic.

I'm at the YHA, which has amazing views across the lake to the mountains, but which just isn't my thing as a hostel - no soul!!! (It does, however, have an awesome cat - another of the many hostel pets I've met along the way who have a don't-care attitude combined with a high level of discernment over which backpackers they'll let pet them! This cat has taken begging from diners to a whole new level - actually clawing an entire steak off a girl's plate when her gaze is turned!) So I decide to just have two nights at the YHA, and book into the Wanaka Bakpaka, a little further round the lake, 5 mins out of town, for the other three. And I book my rockclimbing trip for tomorrow!!!

written by  LizIsHere on March 2, 2010 from Wanaka, New Zealand
from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010
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