We discovered the lovely, laid back town of Wanaka – cute boutiques and cafes to brighten up an otherwise soggy morning. We needed to get to Queenstown and our anti-clockwise route around the South Island was chosen because the drive through the Cardrona Valley that links these two towns is best done from Wanaka due to the fine views. We set off in low cloud which deteriorated to heavy rain and, halfway along the road, piled into the Cardona Hotel for a hearty lunch of venison and fish ‘n’ chips around their log fire. The hotel harks back to the gold mining era and the bar has an entrance to one of the old mining shafts. From there we descended on Arrowtown as the rain descended on us and the views were obliterated. We tried to dodge the downpour from shop to shop and spent a good long time in Craig Potton’s photographic gallery talking to an English lady who emigrated to NZ four years ago as well as admiring Craig’s amazing pictures.
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