Wanaka is a small town located on the shores of Lake Wanaka and is the entrance to Mount Aspiring National Park. Wanaka is well known for hiking, biking, skiing and adventure activities and is a like a small version of Queenstown. The lake itself is 45.5km long and the day we arrived it was clear and sunny out. Russ and I took advantage of the weather and did a short run along the lake before it got dark.
The next day it was clear again but the up
coming forecast showed a storm moving into the Milford Sound area and we decided to head down to Te Anau while the weather was still good. So we packed up and headed off for Queenstown and then Te Anau. Before we left town we decided to stop at Puzzling World which is in Wanaka. It was well worth the stop! The place is full of optical illusions and we had a great time touring the different rooms. Our favourite was the room that was tilted so that everything seemed to be moving uphill (when in fact is was actually going downhill). There was a pool table where the ball appeared to roll uphill, a chair on the wall that you sta on and it went “up” and also a river that appeared to run uphill.
coming forecast showed a storm moving into the Milford Sound area and we decided to head down to Te Anau while the weather was still good. So we packed up and headed off for Queenstown and then Te Anau. Before we left town we decided to stop at Puzzling World which is in Wanaka. It was well worth the stop! The place is full of optical illusions and we had a great time touring the different rooms. Our favourite was the room that was tilted so that everything seemed to be moving uphill (when in fact is was actually going downhill). There was a pool table where the ball appeared to roll uphill, a chair on the wall that you sta on and it went “up” and also a river that appeared to run uphill. Outside they had a large maze and the goal is to make it to the 4 corner towers (red, blue, green and yellow) and then back out. They tell you this generally takes an hour or more and when a 6 year old is leading the charge it takes even longer! We e
nded up running around outside for quite some time but it was a good way to burn off some energy before driving. The gift shop was full of all kinds of puzzles and they had many of these out on tables for you to try. We could have easily spend hours just playing with those but we had to move on. If you are ever in Wanaka this place is worth a stop.
nded up running around outside for quite some time but it was a good way to burn off some energy before driving. The gift shop was full of all kinds of puzzles and they had many of these out on tables for you to try. We could have easily spend hours just playing with those but we had to move on. If you are ever in Wanaka this place is worth a stop.
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