Day Fourteen … Time to head to Westland
Today we departed Queenstown nice and early (no surprises there 😉) and headed towards Wanaka, which depending on what route you took was either over 110 km away or just on 65 km. The difference however is one is via a state highway … and the other heads over the Crown Range and is full of twists and turns as you climb high into the mountains. You can guess which one we chose! The drive was incredible, slowly climbing, twisting and turning, rising high above the plains below. Driving alongside the snowfields of Cardona (no snow at this time of the year) you can see the massive slopes and the ski resorts waiting for the next season. Our first stop of the day was Puzzling World in Wanaka. I think everyone knows how crazy we are about our puzzles and things that challenge the brain. Puzzling World had an open maze, tables filled with puzzles and brain teasers, and several illusion rooms. We started with the outdoor maze (before the day got too hot). We had to find our way to the four towe