Sloppy Chic

After a good night rest in the beautiful motel in Fox Glacier, we had to bid Fox goodbye and head to the next town – Wanaka, which is famous for its beautiful lake.

The beautiful beach as we drove.

The great thing about self-drive is, we can stop as and when we like, to take a wee or to capture a beautiful moment.

We were enchanted by the view!

We did not linger long as there were some kind of insects (like mosquitos but they were not) harassing us as we took the photos.

And and…we even passed by a cliff with gushing stream!

At that moment, there was only calm in my clear mind. Wonderful!

From Fox Glacier to Wanaka was approximately 262km, which was quite a long drive considering the 100km/h speed limit and some windy mountain roads.

I suffered from endless motion sickness!  Boy it was so miserable.

Our lunch at a little cafe called Cheeky Monkey.

Beautiful landscape to welcome us to Wanaka.

After grabbing our lunch, we headed to our destination of the day - Puzzling World.

Hello Puzzling World!

Touristy shot with Leaning Tower of Wanaka.

The lobby for ticketing and to the exhibition room. There are puzzles on the tables for you to play with too.

Now, why is it called puzzling world?

Because it has the largest puzzle in the world for humans!

The rule of the puzzle is – you must get to 4 towers in different corners, then find your way out again. The entrance is also the exit. However, there are cheat exits for those who are frustrated or trapped.

Back to the exhibition hall.

Inside the hall, you will find all these 3D image generated by laser beams.

And also a hall of faces, when the faces will rotate and look at you as you walk pass them.

See the fun staircase? I was actually just standing normal, the trick is actually the ground.

You can take the funny slide too which the bottom is actually the higher end.

Another fun room for photo opp – by just standing in different corners, I appear to be so much larger! This illusion was used in the filming of Lord of The Rings too.

The toilet in puzzling world is not just any other toilet, it has this special mural which looks 3D but it’s actually flat.

Story was that the Romans used to go toilet in that fashion with their own toiletries. Can you imagine if our toilet were still like this today? Eeew!

After visiting the Puzzling World, it was almost 5 and time to visit the beautiful Wanaka Lake.

Such beautiful scenery, we really did not want to leave.

It was only close to 6pm and the sky turned dark.

And we saw this beautiful couple with a boy feeding the ducks.

Our apartment for the day – Wanaka Edge Apartment.

It even has a dish washer and oven too!

We were too tired from all the driving and walking, so decided to call it a day by having dinner which we bought from the supermarket.

We snuggled on the couch watching Hell Kitchen and had an early night. We were thankful for the electric blanket which kept us from freezing, as it was only about 1-2 degrees out there.

Our next destination – Queenstown.

1. Self-Drive Tour: New Zealand South Island Day 1 – Christchurch
2. Self-Drive Tour: New Zealand South Island Day 2 – Whale Watch in Kaikoura
3. Self-Drive Tour: New Zealand South Island Day 3 – Fox Trot: Half Day Fox Glacier Walk
4. Self-Drive Tour: New Zealand South Island Day 4 – Beautiful Wanaka Lake and Puzzling World