Day 5 - Wanaka (Puzzling World)-Te Anau (Gloworm Cave)

Sunday. It look like rain this morning.
We went to local Presbyterian church for sunday service. Meet 2 eldery sis at the front of the church, they told us that the local are deserve for the rain desperately cause it was a drought days recently, they feel sorry to us as tourist dont like rain as it will stop us from some outdoor activities. Feel like home when were in the church, bro & sis are nice.

Continue exploring the puzzling word in Wanaka. Stuart Landsborough’s Puzzling World claimed itself is a world unique attraction specialising in puzzling eccentricity. Offering the world's first "modern-styled" Great Maze, incredible Illusion Rooms, a Puzzle Centre/Café, large Gift Shop and eccentric architecture.

When we arrive at Puzzling World, immediately we noticed the crazy architecture. One building has four eccentric Tumbling Towers. Another one is called the Leaning Tower of Wanaka. This tower has been pulled out of the ground and is balanced on one corner at an unbelievable 53 degrees! The Leaning Tower of Pisa only leans six degrees.

We've had a great time and taken many photos of the crazy buildings!

The puzzling is worth for visit!

Leaning Tower - 53 degrees

This wall actually drawn parallel horizontal lines.
Hologram Hall

Hall of following faces

Tilted House Roman-style toilets

Afternoon, Heading south-west to Fiordland, Te Anau. It was a hill road to drive slowly and carefully, but what reciprocate us are the beautiful scenic panorama. Sheeps are found everywhere along the drive way.

Mountains covered by snow on the peak

Arrived at Te Anau Holiday Park in late afternoon. This is our Holiday house, it was fully equiped.

Inside the house
Kitchen- preparing dinner
Having afternoon tea at the garden, beautiful scenery.
In the evening, check out the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves with Real Journey. It is a rare example of a living cave that is still under formation.

Depart at 6.45pm, following a scenic cruise across Lake Te Anau, view informative interpretation displays at Cavern House before our guides take us on an exploration of the Caves by path and small punt. It was so amazed us that the rushing water sculpts the rock formations, before gliding through silent darkness to the glowworm grotto by a small silent boat. We are restricted from photograhying cause the flash light will harm the living glow worms.

On the way to Glow Worm Cave by Real Journey cruise

Ready to explore the cave by entering this track (Photo from google)

Glow Worm larva (photo from google)

Adult female glow worm, quite similar with our firefly (photo from google)

Jetty - going back to Te Anau town by cruise

Day 4 - Bruce Bay-Salmon Farm-Knights Point-Haast-Wanaka

The temperature was so freezy in the morning, so lazy to get out from the warm bed... After a own cook hot breakfast, we were heading to a small lovely town - Wanaka. There were many stopover on the journey from Fox Glacier to Wanaka.

Not far from Fox Glacier, there is a very beautiful beach set along the road. The sand is grey, cold wind, and misty. Toke some photo, and quickly get in the car... because it was so freezy!
Heading south, we are attracted by a road sign stating 'Salmon Farm'. We made a rest stop at salmon farm, have a cup of coffee and smoke salmon sandwich for our brunch....delicious desu.

Stopover at Knight Points. from here, we are facing the earth's Southern Polar.

The beach down there is a seal colony, my camera can't zoom that far to picture the seals.

Haast tourist information center.

Finally arrived Wanaka town at late afternoon. Lake Wanaka is a place to take a deep breath and relax. Protected from the outside world by the grandeur of the mountains, we’re enclosed in a hidden paradise. We both love this lovely wanaka town. It has not much tourist as other destination, infact, we managed to drove in to the housing area whereby some churches and schools are set for the locals.

Lake Wanaka (Post Card Image)

Exploring Wanaka

Crystal clear lake waters lap the shores of Wanaka town and the feet of the Southern Alps, which are home to winter ski fields and the dramatically alpine Mount Aspiring National Park. HUngry Hungry Hungry...

This restaurant served this 'Blue Cod Seafood Pizza', it is the best pizza we've ever tried. miss it!
Exploring the town on the rest of the day. Walk on the lakeside, graps some staff from the local super market, and ended today with self-cooked lamb chop at Hostel. Good Night my love Wanaka.

Purple Cow Hostel

Mountaineous view on Wanaka street

View from housing area.