Wanka to Arrowtown

Well it had to happen eventually. Dianna and I had plans to hike Iron Mountian this morning in Wanaka only to wake to rain which quickly cancelled that excursion for the day. Wananka it self is a fantastic spot which seems to sit around a lake at a relativly high altitude considering the roads we travelled later to get down to the arrowtown. It is like sitting inside a postcard as every way you can turn is a picture perfect shot of a set of rolling hills or a moutain. Wanaka is a ski area and caters to skiers in the winter and boaters and kikers in the summer, a real tourist town for sure.

Left - stunning view during our drive across the Crown range to Arrowtown.
Right - Switchback road down to the Valley Floor.

You have never seen a place to set up for backpackers. They have buildings the size of hotels that are outfitted with bunkbeds and dorm style living for all those travelling on a limited budget and let me tell you these places are full of kids from all over the world.

We had a nice quiet drive from Wanaka over to Arrowtown by going over the Crown range pass. Arrowtown is an old mining town that has kept the look over the years. Kind of like Dawson city in the Yukon. We never got a hike in today but did get settled in our apartment in Queenstown and met up with Melissa before she went to work. We are just trying to put together a overnight trip on a boat out to the Doubtful sound. Looks like Monday. tomorrow is suppose to be nice so we are going sight seeing.

Left main street Arrowtown

Right - Chinese village in arrowtown