Wanaka

snowy mountains

...on the way to Wanaka

...with Malcolm

pretty mountains with no snow

Puzzling World

Malcolm holds up the Leaning Tower of Wanaka

screwy optical illusion

After leaving Cromwell we drove to Wanaka and freedom parked just up the road to the Cardrona Range/Queenstown.  There had been fresh snow on the mountains (not very summery but it did make them pretty).  We spent quite a few hours at Puzzling World - they have a huge 3D maze (takes 1/2 - 1 hr to get to all 4 corners) and a whole area of illusions - some to look at like holograms and others you go in, like a tilted room where everything on the walls is strange - a water feature running upwards because it isn't actually horizontal but you can't tell.  They also have a room full of tables with puzzles on them for you to play with.  As a tourist attraction I'd recommend it.