Relaxing in beautiful Wanaka

We are spending the weekend in Wanaka, relaxing and wandering around like proper tourists and we are loving every second of it.

Wanaka is a great little place, beautifully set at the lake and surrounding mountains. The atmosphere is very relaxed but never boring. There is a lot going on at any time of the day. People are skateboarding at the local skatepark, jogging, cycling, sailing, waterskiing, strolling along the lake, sunbathing, horseriding,...
We have been here for only two days but in that time we witnessed a skateboarding tournament, a mountainbike competition, an outdoor cinema in the middle of the park, a sailing competition, a crafts market, ad all events at walking distance from our motel. It´s such a lively place without that touristy feel, we couldn´t think of a better place to take it easy for a while. Our bicycles needed a good clean-up anyway and our visit to the bike shop turned out to be very important. The brakes on Vanessa´s bike were completely worn out and in urgent need of replacement. The mechanics also managed to get rid of a horrible squeeky noise her bike was making for the last three weeks, which was due to a bad adjusted rear axle. The bottom bracket on my bicycle was slowly being grinded out by the weight of the buggy and needed to be replaced. Three months on the road and the trolleys are a big ask for our bikes and in the end something had to give. With all renewed gear, heads and legs we are ready to leave tomorrow to face the Crowne range, a climb of 40 km but before that we will be enjoying a lazy sunday and the constantly changing settings of Wanaka!