We liked Wanaka so much we came back for a few days.

Well, it was actually a convenient stop on the way to Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki and Mount Cook village where we would hopefully get a glimpse of Mount Cook. However, the weather forecast didn't look that great so we took the opportunity to stay in Wanaka for a few nights.

We checked into the campsite we'd previously stayed in. It's not our favourite by a long way, but it's in walking distance of the town , a good price at $27 a night, and has the added bonus of providing IAC wifi internet which we have a monthly subscription to.

This is the 16th campsite we've stayed in so far. Like all sites during check-in you get given a map and allocated a pitch number. As you drive to your little oblong piece of grass you often hear the repetitive tapping against metal as people erect their tents. Tents come in all shapes and sizes - from tiny pouches which tend to be used by pedal cyclists, to the massive ones containing everything from fridge-freezers to satellite dishes. You also pass the wide range of campervans, our eyes eagerly looking for a rental brands we haven't yet spotted.

Once we'd found our pitch we got set up. For us being in a little scummy camper this involves moving our backpacks, coats, table and chairs to the driver's and passenger's seats in the front, transferring the fridge to the back, and getting plugged into the electric. It sounds like a bit of a hassle but we're pretty speedy at the re-arrangement now and are quite happy with the effort knowing our camper cost a lot less than everyone else's!

As the sun was shining we went for a walk along the lake. We got to a slipway and couldn't help but stand around watching the different ways people where hauling their boats out of the water and onto trailers, and trying to guess which car and trailer belonged to which boat. I know it may sound dull, but it amused us for twenty minutes or so!

We haven't found many good restaurants in New Zealand so we couldn't resist going back to the lovely Amigos Mexican restaurant. It's where we also first discovered Brewski, a fantastic unique pilsner style beer brewed at the Wanaka micro brewery. One thing we've come to love about New Zealand is the micro brewed beer. I definitely think it's the way forward for the UK where it's too over ridden with chains and becoming increasingly hard to distinguish one pub from another.

Whilst in Wanaka last time we wanted to go to the cinema as we'd heard how good it was, but there just wasn't a decent film on so we decided to give it a miss. This time we were keen to go. Richard had looked up the schedule and found that Australia was on. Although the reviews weren't raving about it, we were going to Australia in a few months so I quite fancied it.

We picked the 2pm showing of the film. As this wasn't your usual kind of cinema we were told to get there early. All I knew about the cinema was that it had cars you could sit in, and there was a break half way through the film where they served home made cookies and ice cream. I was quite relieved at there being a break as Australia was three hours long.

Luckily we were second in the queue and I could see into the cinema room, where there was an assortment of old sofas and straight ahead was a yellow car. The woman pulled back the barrier and started to let us through. I thought the guy ahead of me was going to head straight for the car, so I immediately looked left as I thought there'd be another one up there. To my disappointment there weren't any other cars. Then I saw the guy hesitating over a sofa, so I quickly sped past and grabbed the yellow car. It may have been the most uncomfortable seat there, but that's the one I wanted! The film was surprisingly good, and half way through the filmed stopped as promised and I had a whisky and walnut ice cream which was delicious and Richard had a berry choc chip.

Richard woke up the other day and saw he had a missed call on his mobile. He rang it back to discover he'd won a caption competition in the Lakes Weekly Bulletin! He learned he'd won a voucher for a meal at the Sombrero's Mexican restaurant. Hooray we cheered, the only problem was we were in Wanaka and the prize was in Queenstown, a 70-mile round trip away. As we loved Queenstown so much, and you don't win a competition every day, we decided to go to Queenstown to enjoy the winnings and pick up a hard copy of the Lakes Weekly Bulletin which housed Richard's winning caption.

It took just over an hour to get there. When we went to pick up the voucher we were pleased to discover it wasn't just one meal, the prize was actually $50 off the bill, enough for both our meals. Richard was also keen to find out what his winning caption was as he'd submitted a few. The picture was of six girls bending over and pulling down their rather scraggy pyjama bottoms and underwear to reveal the phase 'Happy New Year', one letter written on each cheek. His winning caption was 'Economic crisis hits Xmas lingerie sales'.

The restaurant wasn't open until 5:30, but the sun was shining so after eating our home made cheese sandwiches we went off to play Frisbee Golf or Disc Golf as it's also known, in the park for the afternoon. We bought our frisbees, rules and scorecard from the local sport shop and headed to the park. On the way we discussed when was the last time we'd ever thrown a frisbee. I vaguely estimated about 20 years ago, Richard couldn't remember at all, and said he certainly didn't ever own one like I had. So I was forecast favourite to win the game.

The way the games works is similar to golf. You throw your frisbee towards a target and take the next shot from where it lands until you get close enough to hit the target itself. This could be anything from a marked tree to a special basket with chains to trap the disc.

We had a little practice at throwing the frisbee to each other before starting. Then the challenge commenced! I got off to a good start by winning the first two of the 18 holes, but during the longer holes Richard got into his stride and by halfway was winning by two strokes and one hole. I worked out I needed to change my throwing style as I wasn't getting any distance; my new tactic paid off and I was soon out-throwing Richard. I was crowned the winner after taking 3 of the last 5 holes and won by 3 stokes and 3 holes.

It was such a fun game, trying not to hit the casual walkers around the park, the frisbee bouncing off trees and the wind taking it in a completely different direction to where you'd aimed. Now armed with our new frisbees we are certainly going to find another course in New Zealand to play on.

We our now nearly two months into our trip around New Zealand, and only a month away from my Dad and Jan's wedding! We've booked our ferry crossing back to the North Island for the 5th Feb.

This must be my longest blog so far, but what else is there to do on another rainy day in a tin can!

Katy