Lake Hawea to Wanaka

Last night Ella got very ill, with a fever rising to 40.2 degrees. We stayed up all night to check her temperature every hour and 3 times we had to put her in a cold bath to lower the fever. By 0500 am we got her body temperature down to 38.2 and we could see she was feeling better. Yesterday evening we called a doctor to make sure Ella´s symptoms were not related to any awkward condition and he confirmed we should just keep an eye on her and keep her temperature down, which we achieved.

We decided to get to Wanaka as fast as we could and left Hawea at 10.30, with Ella weak but without fever. It was only 15 km and once we got to Wanaka we checked into a motel with beautiful views over Lake Wanaka. With Ella still recovering and the fact that we had not stopped for more than two days for a long time, we decided we were entitled to a bit of luxury. For a hundred dollars per night, we got a room with bath (spa!), TV, fridge and a terrace looking out over the lake and the surrounding mountains. It was time to relax!