Wanaka is a fantastic little town. All of the locals seem to be out this evening for a sail on the lake. There is so much to do here that we will have to come back on what we are now planning to be a two month re-visit of New Zealand. Just have to get that into our budget.
Lots of hiking; fishing; Tiger Moth open cockpit flights around the area; etc. We are planning to stay two days and get in some long hikes including the Rob Roy Glacier. Tomorrow the local farmers have a show day and all the other locals join in so lots of local crafts and other fun will be going on.
My new campsite neighbor pulls up and gets out to take pictures of what’s left of the sunset. He’s short, bald and has funny denim shorts on and so I wouldn’t normally speak to him but his camper is bigger than mine (so is his camera) and so I wander over to make conversation. He’s Australian and tells me that he was originally part of a Bagpipe Convention trip to New Zealand but that this was postponed due to the Earthquake but he and his wife decided to come anyway. I ask him-“so, are you Scottish then?” and he says, “no, well, my Mother was”. I need to talk to him some more and go to bed hoping he hasn’t brought his practice set with him.
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