Wanaka weekend was the opposite to Queenstown weekend! It was hot and sunny, perfect for doing our shows.        It was so hot that me and some other Gypsy kids went for a swim in the lake. It was freezing!

On Monday Tiwai, Lette and Keanu joined our family and did clip and climb in Wanaka. We had a ball it was so much fun. My favorite part was the abseiling because unlike normal abseiling theres a machine at the top of the climbing wall that automatically takes up the slack rope as you climb. When you reach the top all you have to do is let go and lean back. Its quite scary at first. As it lowers you gently to the ground it feels like flying!

After that we sped off to ship creek cove on the west coast where we spent the night.

When we woke up ate breakfast then walked the lovely forest board walk through the towering native Kahikatea trees. At lunch time we drove to Bruce bay, did some school work and bumped into Keanu Max and Julia again.

In Franz Josef we stayed a night at our friends Tom and Scarlet’s house. We had lots of fun playing together. The next day we moved onto the goldsborough D.O.C camp and went on the Goldsborough tunnel walk where Dad made us go into a really skinny, dark, slippery and wet tunnel. I got my jacket all dirty! I was not impressed.

Our next adventure was Shanty Town, a replica of an old mining town from the 1800s. You can ride a steam train up an old bush line, go gold panning and take home some real gold and tour all the shops in an old mining village. Each one is like a Museum. We all dressed up and had our photo taken in old fashioned costumes. It was great fun.

We moved on to Greymouth beach where we lit a fire and toasted marshmallows. As the tide came up it almost drowned our fire, but we stuck to it and dug trenches keeping it safe… For a while. Unfortunately the sea did kill the fire but that was ok, it was bed time anyway.

What a wonderful week! Next weekend Greymouth.