Sleeping in is a luxury one tends to take for granted until they have children who don't seem to value weekend or vacation mornings! Today happened to be that rare morning for us; I jumped out of the bed at 8.00 and had my daily dose of the Masala chai (the sachet kind)! "Carpe Diem", I thought to myself looking out at the bright and sunny Queenstown morning. Our first stop was for a leisurely patio breakfast at the "Post office café" relishing every single morsel of the ricotta-fig pancake amidst a crowd of the cheerful people. The country, its people and the visitors seem to exude a uniquely contagious upbeat vibe which has refreshed us from inside out. We picked up our rental car and drove to Wanaka, a town on the banks of the lake Wanaka; another pristine little place with mountains, crystal clear blue lake, side walk cafes and shops swarming with locals and tourists. The hour long there drive was full of jaw-dropping landscapes. We made a short stop at Arrowtown on our way back to Queenstown in the evening; Chinmay and Parishi tried their luck at Gold-panning by the river for 15 minutes and gave up! We were pleasantly surprised to find our new friends from Christchurch checked in to the room right across from us when we arrived at the hotel. We had a long dinner at the "Bombay Palace" with the Guptas, sharing pictures and anecdotes from our trips, while Parishi and Amar had a ball in each other's company. We took advantage of the sun at 9.00pm hung out at the lake taking several pictures and making plans to be in touch.
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