Got up early today in a little caravan park in Wanaka. It's a town about an hour's drive from Queenstown. Funny, seems like a few things are an hour's drive from Queenstown. Anyway yeah got up early today, had an egg and bacon pie. Microwaved it, too. Lot's of food today. Took a little walk in Wanaka, walked right into a little park by the lake. Gate led into an arch of lime trees from Berlin. Beautiful place, had lots of old trees, open grassy spaces, totally my thing. Quite a few nice homes around. It made me wonder whether it's expensive to own a place down there. Not of a lot of places do that for me.
Got a ride back down to Queenstown, had a gas station cheese and steak pie. Pretty good pie, but nothing like the ones from Mrs. Woolly's back in Glenorchy. That day I had two large pies in one sitting. Mince, and salmon and bacon. Real pastry, man, not a machine pat crust. Anyway, dumped the bags, made some coffee, thank God, and went up a little trail in town to do the zip lines. Great times on the lines, good speed, between the trees, looking at the lake. Met a couple of crazy women from Hawai'i. Kinda miss them already. Told them I didn't like Adele. Something in her voice I don't buy. Didn't go over well.
Anyway, that, then down to get a Big Al Fergburger. Double everything, pretty much. Pretty good, but for my money the Center 4 Hamburgers in Takayama was better. Better taste, more love, Japanese whiskey, can't quite put it in words. Devoured it watching a couple bands rock a little park with a stream. Pretty good for a garage band, actually. Some dad rock, no big deal.
Popped back home, little one and a half walk, for a shower and sunset photos. Raced back up to the gondola for a night time astronomy lesson. Hell, we caught the international space station tonight. Learnt the southern cross from alpha centauri. Had a couple hot chocolates on the way down, bought a five dollar pizza for breakfast tomorrow. Wine to wash the day away.
It feels like I did a fair bit today. Good weather, too, God willing. I'm happy. Got a little teary listening to the Man in Black on the way to town. Well, what can I say. Lovely day for it. Wouldn't be bad for a groundhog day. Alright. Time to be heading home.
