A world record was achieved this morning in getting out before 10am! The aim today is driving, wine tasting and seeing some waterfalls. First stop around 10:45 is our first wine tasting place; 6 tastings, one bottle purchased and we’re off again. A few more stops for photos and we arrived in Wanaka around lunch time just in time for some more wine tasting! Had a great lunch, Seafood Chouder and then off to see some waterfalls.

First stop was the blue pools; which were’t blue as its rained quite a bit recently, and more river, than pool; still a nice half hour walk over a couple of suspension bridges and I got to try out the new rucksack sling thing for Rebecca which worked really well. More driving and some very good waterfalls including Gate of Haast and Thunder Creek Falls, lots of photos and eventually we’re in Haast for the night