Day 11 - Wanaka

A new day and a whole new bunch of activities - starting with a wee jog to the second frisbee golf course in Wanaka, followed by a well-deserved coffee and breakfast. And then of course frisbee golf....

Em and I just tagged along and very helpfully pointed out the location of the baskets and lost frisbees.  Daniel's is highly camouflaged so proved the most tricky to locate, but seeing as he was the clear winner on this round, his was usually somewhere on course for the basket (when it wasn't stuck in the bushes that is).

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After golf we persuaded Emily to come for a walk - it was meant to be a wee one up to Diamond Lake, which started off just fine....

... until we met some dude en route who said something about keeping left at some fork, which we did and as a result our wee walk turned in to a bit of an uphill nightmare that just went on and on and on...

It was at this point Miss M had had enough.  She was a bit grumbly and we tried the standard motivational speeches, but she was having none of it.  We all got a bit separated and next thing - we're at the top where the route loops back and Miss M had poof - disappeared.  We yelled - nothing.  I got a bit grumbly looking for her, then Steve joined in.  

Chopper looking for Emily

Anyway - final result - I continued on the loop and met a lovely Canadian called Nancy and we chit chatted all the way down. Steve doubled back and caught up and then overtook Emily who then waited for Nancy and I. All over the shop really!

And the extended walk meant we were running late for our next activity - Puzzling World - illusions, holograms, forced perspective and a tilted room that totally messed with your mind (and potentially your tummy).  The 15 degree incline made it look like water ran uphill and you had to lean to stand straight - super cool.

And finally - an annoying maze involving stairs and two levels and signs that cheerfully said most people covered 1-3kms trying to navigate their way around and out.  I attempted the left hand on one wall trick and it sort of worked, although the stairs made it tricky. 

And after all that excitement - back to accommodation to recharge before heading out for a bit of a flop of a dinner, especially for poor Daniel who waited nearly 40 minutes for a massive fried chicken burger that was foul (boom boom 😜).