Mirror Waters

Again we left our hostel early today for the so far most magical walks I had in New Zealand, the mirror waters of Lake Matheson. The lush of nature here is just overwhelming, but once the path opens for the late it becomes breathtaking. The water of the rainforest wash tannins into the water that create a stunning reflective surface. In the back you see Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, the two highest mountains in New Zealand. Photos can not catch it properly, but it was truly surreal. I hope to get my movies uploaded soon :D

In the afternoon, we arrived in Wanaka, a beautiful town near the Wanaka mountain lake. Today I finished my last portion of pasta and tuna (my standard diet the last week). And finally, I had got the feeling that I am somehow malnutrition. Half a pound tomatoes, a pear, some apples and half a liter of milk later I felt significantly better. I guess Jeremy was right, I should pay a bit more attention to food (apart from energy and protein content).

Tomorrow we are heading to Queenstown, the party town of New Zealand. Therefore I wasn’t really eager to do much tonight. However, I finally participated in a killer pool tournament. Its quite popular in Australia and New Zealand. Basically there is a big group of players that all get one shot after the other. Every player has 3 lives, you pocket one ball, you gain a live (even the black one); you miss, you loose a live. That’s it. Even with 20 players it doesn’t take longer than maybe half an hour. Its not really a fair game, but quite good for parties.

 

Friday 22. April