Wanaka Day 3

Wanaka day 3: Things are going fairly well. Kathy took a spill on the art bike ride hurt her hip area, and then last night she stumbled as she got out of bed and went down on it again.
The last couple of days we have been going on walks and hikes.

Yesterday was particularly interesting. We hiked to the base of the Rob Roy Glacier. On or way to the trailhead we were faced with about 10 stream crossings. We have a worn out passenger car and I did not want to cross them. At the first we stopped and we were prepared to park, then two young guys in a similar car drove up took a look and did it. I looked at Kathy and she said what the heck. We did it and while I was nervous at every other ford we made it. When we drove back in the rain we picked up a Swiss couple who had parked there and decided to walk instead of risking it.

It was about a 4.5 hour hike with a 20 minute stop at the top. Kathy did pretty well. To her credit she does not complain - she gets it done. I let her set the pace and followed. We went up a valley which contained a couple of ecosystems; I would say we climbed about 2500 feet. At certain points it was very jungle like. I was raining lightly when we returned to the car. I wanted to get out before the streams rose.

The best way to describe the pristine nature of the area – it is like we are traveling in an environment similar to what Lewis and Clark found with bed and breakfast.
Last night we had pizza at a very cool rock building with a fireplace.
We rented a video recommended by our hosts - Once we were Warriors. It was about a lower class Maori family - it was brutal. These guys are the ultimate mocho guys. Although I was tired I could not fall asleep until the end.