
After a noisy few days in Wanaka over Easter weekend with vintage aircraft from the Warbirds over Wanaka Airshow filling the sky, I took a peaceful walk downtown in the early night. The iconic White House Restaurant… Many older cars were in town – many on display at the Airshow… The town centre with my … Continue reading Wanaka by night – an alternative view over Easter

There are countless references all over the Internet to this old area of Cromwell, Central Otago, so I won’t duplicate describing what it is all about, except to say that most of the old buildings, and sites of, were submerged when Lake Dunstan was filled. The buildings below, above the lake water level, then became … Continue reading Some alternative views of historic Old Cromwell Town, Central Otago

For the last few weekends in Wanaka it has rained. Since this is not the usual state affairs it can pose a few challenges when visitors come visiting. I’ve long promoted Puzzling World as a fun place to go, but never thought of the National Transport and Toy Museum at the airport, and in this … Continue reading A couple of suprising places to visit, with visitors, on a rainy day in Wanaka