No, we don't Wanaka leave !!

We reluctantly left Wanaka on a lovely sunny morning to begin our drive to Fox Glacier. After driving about 45 mins we stopped off for breakfast at Lake Hawea. It's a good job we did as we didn't really notice any other options for food etc during the remaining 250km!!
Quite a pleasant drive up stopping for the photo opportunity along the Lake Hawea Road. As drove on up into the Haast Pass stopping a couple of more times to view the waterfalls, the first being Fantail Falls and slightly further on Thunder Creek Falls. It was after this stop that the weather changed for the worst with driving rain 🌧 making the drive less than enjoyable. We finally arrived in Fox Glacier around 15:30, where our day got decidedly worse. We checked into our hotel the Heartlands Hotel of which there are 2 both called the same and run by the same people. Hand on heart can't say for sure but our hotel looked the worst!! Built in 1928 and Restored in 2007, the hotel states it proudly continues its tradition, with modern comforts. Call me picky but I would argue against that statement!! So here we are in an unattractive hotel which if you said was basic would be a compliment. In fact im sure the receptionist smirked when she saw our suitcase and said your on the 1st floor ...... and we don't have a lift!! After heaving the case upstairs we went gor a walk around town to see what delights would behold for the next 3 nights. 5 minutes later we were back we had seen the pub, all 4 hotels, a grocery store, petrol station and 3 buildings selling helicopter flights. Anyway after an SOS call to our in-country agent we are only staying 1 night and moving on to Hokitika FIRST thing in the morningRead more