So yesterday morning we packed up our stuff and headed out to Puzzling World in Wanaka. We were slightly skeptical, but it was so much fun. It has four areas of like different optical illusions and such. One room is completely slanted, quite strange. It really played with your senses; I ran into the walls more than once. Another room had all these heads of famous people that would look like they were watching you no matter where you moved. I must say having Winston Churchill, Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandella, Beethovan, Lincoln and Van Gogh all staring at you is slightly un-nerving. Then we were off on a mission. They have a big outdoor maze set up, with 4 coloured towers and bridg
es and everything, it was crazy. So Mel and I set off. We had a race. It took me 34 minutes to find all the towers and get out. It was frustrating cause you would get stuck in one area and just keep going around in circles. Anyways, after about 40 minutes, Mel only had one tower left, but got too frustrated and used an 'emergency exit'. Anyways, we then caught the bus to Queenstown. It may have been the worst bus ride ever. The bus driver wouldn't quit the commentary. I learned all about hydro electric damns and dredging lakes and gold panning and how all hydro electric damns in NZ are named after women. It was ridiculous and unfortunately my IPod batteries were dead. SO annoying! Anyways, we got to Queenstown and it is bloody cold. All the peaks have snow on them. It reminds me so much of Banff in September, October. Anyways, last night we went out to two bars with two of the girls from our room. Quite randomly I won a Canyon Swing at the first bar. Didn't even have to do anything. I liked that one cause they had an Alberta license plate on the wall. Made me miss Mona (Eric, you better be taking care of her). Then we went to the World Bar which was so fun. You could buy drinks that came in a tea pot. Strange, but fun. It was a good night. Ran into some people we met in Wanaka, so that was fun. Anyways, off to organize our adventures in Queenstown, cheers!
So yesterday morning we packed up our stuff and headed out to Puzzling World in Wanaka. We were slightly skeptical, but it was so much fun. It has four areas of like different optical illusions and such. One room is completely slanted, quite strange. It really played with your senses; I ran into the walls more than once. Another room had all these heads of famous people that would look like they were watching you no matter where you moved. I must say having Winston Churchill, Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandella, Beethovan, Lincoln and Van Gogh all staring at you is slightly un-nerving. Then we were off on a mission. They have a big outdoor maze set up, with 4 coloured towers and bridg
es and everything, it was crazy. So Mel and I set off. We had a race. It took me 34 minutes to find all the towers and get out. It was frustrating cause you would get stuck in one area and just keep going around in circles. Anyways, after about 40 minutes, Mel only had one tower left, but got too frustrated and used an 'emergency exit'. Anyways, we then caught the bus to Queenstown. It may have been the worst bus ride ever. The bus driver wouldn't quit the commentary. I learned all about hydro electric damns and dredging lakes and gold panning and how all hydro electric damns in NZ are named after women. It was ridiculous and unfortunately my IPod batteries were dead. SO annoying! Anyways, we got to Queenstown and it is bloody cold. All the peaks have snow on them. It reminds me so much of Banff in September, October. Anyways, last night we went out to two bars with two of the girls from our room. Quite randomly I won a Canyon Swing at the first bar. Didn't even have to do anything. I liked that one cause they had an Alberta license plate on the wall. Made me miss Mona (Eric, you better be taking care of her). Then we went to the World Bar which was so fun. You could buy drinks that came in a tea pot. Strange, but fun. It was a good night. Ran into some people we met in Wanaka, so that was fun. Anyways, off to organize our adventures in Queenstown, cheers!
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