WANNA LIVE IN WANAKA DAY 37: Wanaka A much more relaxed day today, starting with a lazy stroll along the front and browsing the shops. The weather was beautiful and it seriously got us thinking about moving here, for 3-6 months anyway. It's such a lovely place. A beautiful lake, great people and superb weather - you get a nice hot summer and snow in the winter for skiing. And the scenery is unbeatable. Such a relaxed place too. We grabbed some fresh salad an...

A LEAP OF NATH DAY 36: Makarora to Wanaka Today, I jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft with nothing but a Brazilian called Mac strapped to my back. Luckily he had a parachute attached to him. We'd left Makarora on our tour bus reasonably early in the morning, on what was a beautiful, warm and clear sunny day. A perfect day for skydiving. After stopping for a few photos along lakes Hawea (a huge 35km long) and Wanaka (an even huger 45km long), we were dropped o...