As predicted on the weather forecast, Wednesday (22nd) was a rainy day. We had Kerry’s home made bagels for breakfast, which were absolutely delicious. Of course a bit of rain doesn’t keep us in, so on went our waterproof jackets and we went out for walk around the wee shops in the centre of Wanaka and had lunch at the Big Fig. We shopped for dinner and I made salmon with gratin dauphinois and broccoli which seemed to go down very well. A leisurely afternoon was followed by a film night, this time Jurassic Park, which Kerry has never seen.
On Thursday (23rd) the weather had brightened up considerably. James, Jamie & Kerry climbed Roy’s Peak. I assumed that it was just a small local mountain (it’s hard to tell heights from a distance I think) but when I collected them from its car park later it turned out to have been only just smaller than Ben Nevis! I spent the day wandering around beautiful Wanaka, a pretty good place to be. I got myself a crêpe for lunch from a wee van and sat at a picnic table at the waterside to eat it, looking out over the lake. It really is idyllic. There were a few seagulls watching me with very pale, beady eyes, and a duck too. But then I looked over my shoulder at the table and there was a whole row of the cutest wee sparrows watching me from about six inches away! I couldn’t resist giving them a couple of wee bits of crêpe. The intrepid and happy climbers needed a drink after their hike, so we went to a wee pub, and drinks evolved into dinner. We were all full of fresh air and had an early night.
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