Off to Wanaka - part 1

To be completed later as I’ve just lost a v long post!!!

Attempt 2 after losing a v long descriptive post.
We left a damp Moeraki at 9.30am with the bikes in the back of the truck hoping to cycle from Lauder to Oturehua over the viaducts.
Had a lovely drive through the Ida Valley and into Ophir before heading to Clyde and onto Wanaka. We stopped just outside Ophir to pick some wild Thyme and the wind was so strong we could hardly get out of the truck. Sadly due to this we decided not to get on the bikes. If we could cycle one way it would be fine with a tail wind but we have to return to the truck and if that wind was a headwind we would be blown backwards.
We rolled into Wanaka just before 2pm and went to fill up with fuel. Thanks to the GaspyApp we found diesel 55c per litre cheaper than the service stations in the Main Street!! Whilst filling up a guy from Invercargill pulled in behind us and Kate ended up walking him step by step through the card only payment as he had never used one before. His wife had also used the app!!
We left as he was finally filling up with fuel and headed to the supermarket and then the op shop to drop off a bag of unwanted items. I had only left K for an instant but it was long enough for some odd stranger to ogle the truck and inform her it was a 2001 model!!
Next we drove to Wanaka Bakpaka Hostel to check in.
We had a v nice lakefront room with en-suite bathroom so K was fine!
It was boiling hot in Wanaka and we discovered that neither of us had packed anything other than warm clothes!! K managed to discover a pair of shorts but didn’t even have her jandals. I had jeans and a merino and was sweltering.
Having a blinder we walked back to the op shop and retrieved a dress that I said I had dropped off my accident!! 5 mins later I was changed into a v comfy, more appropriate dress!! They can have it back tmrw!
Whilst walking around town we bumped into our Invers friend who now had a full tank of fuel.
Wanaka was super busy so we got a snack and a take away coffee and sat on the lake edge in the sun. It was lovely apart from a cheeky duck who proceeded to jump up and peck our legs to try to share our afternoon tea!
By now we decided it was wine o’clock so we walked back to the accommodation.
Sitting in the sun with a bubbly with a view of the changing light over the lake was really super. This was followed by a delicious dinner we prepared before we left ( to minimise time K has to spend in shared kitchens!!). Tmrw it’s Wanaka park runRead more