Woke up this morning and started the wood stove for some waking-up warmth. The little mouse that was visiting our cabin all night was scurrying in and out under the door as I prepared to make some pancakes. The clouds were already breaking up and we were looking forward to the drive to Wanaka and the quarter final games of the evening. I didn't know exactly how we were going to fill the day, but we were headed towards Queenstown and that drive was oh so picturesque!
Queenstown to me looks like a larger and busier Banff. We didn't stop off and explore the town, but continued up to Glenorchy. I read heaps about this drive and the destination and it didn't let us down. The colour of the deep blue water silhouetted by the snow capped peaks was stunning. We made some sandwiches visited some shops and then headed towards Wanaka via Queenstown.
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We did a quick stop off in Arrowtown and just to stretch our legs and visit the historic Chinese settlement and the ruins.
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| This is traveling in style! |
We should've stopped here to have lunch instead of making sandwiches, there were plenty of quaint little eateries and shops to visit. I really like the feel of this little town. A must visit when we travel back to New Zealand.
The rest of the ride to Wanaka was just as scenic and picturesque as the morning drive. We got a campervan site and then walked the main street to check out the many restaurants and scope out a place to watch the quarter finals. We ended up at a pretentious little spot that offered over priced meals and drinks, we settled on ordering a cold cut plate with cheeses... bad idea, the cheeses weren't appealing to Tegan and I had a hard time stomaching the cheese choices. I was hoping for a better selection of cold cuts, but was left with salami and ham. We both were sick of ham about halfway through this portion since we had ham sandwiches for lunch.
We stuck it out for both games... We had hoped the Irish would have won, since they were the Cinderella team after upsetting Australia, Wales however were the better team. France and England wasn't that exciting to watch. A quick walk back to the campervan and off to sleep.
