Seems to be the major topic of conversation here - with the satellite picture of the whole of the UK under snow - amazing sight! So you will all be pleased to know, as you shiver and slip and slide, that the summer here is pretty rubbish too - so we can't regale you with tales of shorts and t-shirts, but rainwear and fleeces! You can see from these photos of Lake Wanaka the snowstorms in the background one day and
the next day with the "proper" views.
QUEENSTOWN - PARTY TOWN
Another trip tip - don't stay at Queenstown if you are over 26 (or possibly 21) - great for a day wandering and enjoying the wonderful views - and if you want a night (even 10 minutes out of town) of disco beats, partying kids and traffic. Try Arrowtown or Glenorchy - this sign says it all
a great place to stay - small, great views, start of long distance tramps but also lovely short walks. Paradise is the name of a little place just beyond Glenorchy - says it all.
TENNIS
Got into Wanaka (expecting 5 days sun as it should be - it hasn't been!) and found ourselves next door to great tennis club, with their week long open tournament on - and the Vets mixed the next day. So after an hour practice with hired rackets and walking shoes and cobbled together tennis "gear" (looked a bit like kids on the block!) we had a great days tennis and made the semis with some excellent tennis and some great people and welcome. Ideas for our club - clubhouse with lounge and large screen TV with tennis on, kitchen and food on sale (by team of volunteers - a lot of the club is very similar to Heversham in terms of people), outdoor decking overlooking 10 courts (mixture of surfaces to suit all ages!), tables and chairs and umbrellas and BBQ - and a local winery donating dozens of bottles as prizes for the winners - A great place recommended for all you tennis players visiting Wanaka.
HAIRCUTS AND BIRTHDAYS
Christine will be please to know that we have tidied ourselves up - see Graham's new look compared to his last one with the ice cream - but his diet is still on-going, as seen by the huge birthday breakfast in front of him. It was our first "going out" breakfast in 2 months, so was probably well deserved!
However - our haircuts in Queenstown have given us some new ideas for Christine - a full length reclining and massaging chair whilst washing and a head massage from a lovely young Thai girl - as well as excellent haircuts. Graham is seriously thinking of coming out here every 6 weeks for his cut and beard trim in future!
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