New Zealand Days 6-13 (9/1-9/8) - Wanaka

Day 6 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                                 This morning we woke up and went to breakfast in the town. The Thai pancake I got was okay but the hot chocolate was awesome. After that we went back to the house to watch Wake play Utah State in football. It was a close game. After that we went on a walk down by Lake Wanaka. After that walk we went back to the house and had Barbecue Mac‘n Cheese for dinner before we went to bed.

Day 7 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                             This morning mom and I went for a run down by the lake. It was fun. After that we went back and walked to the nearby park for a little where Dad and I threw baseball while Ada did field hockey. For dinner we went to a  place called Amigos where they had good Mexican (that’s saying something cause I don’t normally like Mexican). After that we went to bed.

Day 8 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                                 This morning we woke up and hung around the house until we went into Queenstown and went to K-Mart where we got school supplies for our homeschooling. After that we went to the town. It’s cool. After that we went back to our house and went to bed.

Day 9 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                                 This morning we woke up and had our first day of “school”. It is the worst part of the trip so far. After that we drove to a climbing gym and checked it out with out climbing. After that we drove to the Wanaka Recreation Center and walked around. Ada did some field hockey while Dad and I threw baseball. We finished up there and had burgers for dinner before going to bed.

Day 10 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                         We woke up and ate breakfast before we drove to the Blue Pools in Mount Aspiring National Park. It was really cool. After that we saw the Wanaka Tree, which is a tree that is in the water when the water level is up. The water was down now so it was right on the edge of the lake. After dinner we did our fantasy football draft before going to bed.

Day 11 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                                   We did more schoolwork today which, as usual, is not very fun when we are not actually at school. After that we went to the Rec Center where Ada did field hockey and Dad and I played basketball. We finished there and had chicken for dinner before going to bed.

Day 12 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                    Breakfast, then school, then lunch, etc. The usual day. But, after that, we watched the Bears play the Packers in the first game of the NFL season. Then we played Flippa Ball at the Rec Center. It’s water polo except that you can stand. It was pretty fun, but the people we had to play with weren’t. After that we got some good Chinese food before going to bed.

Day 13 - Wanaka                                                                                                                                             We got up this morning and did schoolwork before watching Wake play Rice. It was close until the mid third quarter. After that we hiked to the top of Mount Iron. It was a short hike, but the view was great. After that we had dinner and went to bed.

Left to Right: The view down our street, the Southern Alps, Mountain rising over Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown, View of Wanaka and Lake Wanaka from top of Mount Iron