After we picked up the camper from Queenstown we drove to Wanaka to visit an old school friend of mine Ali and her two lovely little boys. Wanaka is about an hour from Queenstown and the town is beautifully situation on the banks of Lake Wanaka.

Beautiful lake Wanaka.

Friends since we were 12.

We spent three days catching up on all the news, hanging out with the kids and getting to know the area. Mum and I also had to do a bit of emergency shopping for some warm clothes as the weather was a little chillier than expected – well that was our excuse! On one rainy morning we spent a few hours browsing through the rather quirky, but endearing Transport and Toy Museum, see following post for more on this.

The view across lake Wanaka from Mount Iron.

A rather windy walk along lake Wanaka.

The Transport & Toy Museum on the outskirts of Wanaka.