Last Night after Paradiso cinema we where in good mood and we didn't wanted to spoil it with a camping search so we took a room in the local Top 10 Holiday park. We had a good night sleep and we where full of energy and ready for some action today as well.
At the moment it seams that every day we do or see something what we have never done before and today is not an exception. Yesterday we where quite excited about things what Wanaka can offer to travellers and another interesting thing what we found interesting is opportunity to Fly a Plane!! Yes that is right! It is not a regular scenic flight but you can still enjoy the scenic view around Wanaka!
So first thing what we did today is - we went to
U Fly, although I would prefer to call it Me Fly – yes, as you probably, guessed, I was flying an airplaine - myself! If you would ask me if I have any pilot licence,
I would say, that this was my very first time flying an airplaine! How is it even possible? Well, this is a place, where you can learn a little bit about it.
The tour starts with general information about how the airplaine works, almost like theory and then you do it practically. I didn't take off, I didn't landed, but when we were up in the sky, I could control the plane direction. It was a nice scenic flight, with this extra touch, were you can feel like a real pilot. And as it is located in the beautiful city – Wanaka, the views were absolutely gorgeous, the rivers (Clutha river-Mata-Au and Hawea) that has a lot of curves and a unique colour is almost like a piece of art from the top and when the sky is clear it’s just breath taking!
If you aren't into crazy extreme things, but you still want to try to control a plane, this is a good opportunity, plus I did enjoy the scenic view of Lake Wanaka! :)
See I did fly the plane!! :)
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| Getting ready for the flight... |
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| And there she is!! Eva is controlling a Plane. |
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| Scenic View to the river |
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| Scenic View while Eva was Flying a Plane |
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| Eva Just After U-Fly Flight |
Right after Evas flight we went to see Fox Glacier which is one of must see places in New Zealand. The weather changed dramatic! On one side (Wanaka) of the mountains it was sunny and on the other side (Fox Glacier) it was raining. See what difference of climate can be seen in New Zealand just within three hour drive! The the rest of the day it was just raining but it didn't stop us from seeing Fox Glacier.
First we tried to see it from right side where we had to take a bushy trail through the forest, but in the end we didn't see much. The rain water cut the trail with big stream floating across it and we where not able to continue our way to the view point, so we had to go back to the car and go from left side. There we found nice parking and easy trail that took us right to the glacier. Much nice and easier than before. We took a good amount of photos but rain was not very nice and we started to get wet... :( Not the the best thing in the road trip, but it was still nice to see the Fox Glacier. For some of us it was first time when we saw the the Glacier and to be honest I never thought that it is so massive and it has so much power! Take a look at our photos where you can see the bush trail and the Fox Glacier. It is massive!
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| Bushy Trail to Fox Glacier View Point |
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| Travellers Visiting Fox Glacier |
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| Valley Carved and Shaped by Fox Glacier |
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| Valdis at Fox Glacier |
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| Martins at Fox Glacier |
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| Eva at Fox Glacier |
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| Warning Signs at Fox Glacier |
In photos we can see how big is the glacier comparing to the group of people who are taking a tour to it. It is quite dangerous in this area because of falling rocks and ice and there are even warning signs about this fact. From time to time we heard falling rocks in a distance so the signs don't lie.
After this tour to Fox Glacier we had to get dry. There where not too many things what to do in this area so we decided to organize our stuff and relax at
Fox Glacier Top 10 Holiday Park. It is a nice place where to stay and get dry! :)
See what we did during our next day HERE!
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