Playing in Wanaka

Monday, March 8th, 2010

This morning we took a river jet boat tour of Lake Wanaka and the Clutha River. Matt was our pilot and tour guide. These boats suck in massive amounts of water underneath the boat and put it out through a small pipe in the back of the boat. They are very maneuverable and skip on top of the water. He also sent the boat into sharp 360’s which was lots of fun. We were on the boat with a a husband/wife and their wee boy (18 months). He fell asleep!! When he woke up after we were on shore he was wondering what happened to the boat. The lake and river is a beautiful blue-green because of the mica and silicates. We could see to the bottom in the shallow parts. Spotted a few fish. Also, saw a bird similar to a comarant.

We ran home for lunch and then packed up for tramping on Mt. Iron. This is a moderate trail and not too much like the trail back in NH. It was so sunny and hot but we did make it the summit. We had a stunning 360 view of the area. The way down was steep but much more shady with a bit of a breeze.

We hit the pool and then grilled steaks for supper. We are trying to catch up on all our blogging as well as emails. We had to buy our internet so hopefully we will have a good connection! Tomorrow we are planning to head to Queenstown.