Te Anau to Wanaka 30.01.10

Sadly we left Te Anau having really enjoyed our stay there and made our way to Wanaka via Queenstown. Today was to be a long drive. The scenery as always was spectacular. As we had been advised against staying in Queenstown, the place where all the youngsters go to do their daring deeds, we thought that a stop on the way would be a good idea. It was much bigger than I was expecting it to be and there was no sign of any rowdy youngsters, we thought we could have quite enjoyed it here, perhaps next time we come!! We pressed on finding a shady place near to the lake for lunch only to find it was just being set up for a wedding and some of the guests were already arriving, there was plenty of room for everyone so we finished lunch and pressed on for Wanaka. For the next three nights we were booked in for b & b and our hosts, Carla and Mike, were excellent and very welcoming (they invited us in to see the Australian Open Tennis finals on their big screen) and breakfast consisted of fresh fruit from the garden, homemade muesli and whatever Mike had decided would be the cooked for the day, plus fresh muffins.