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April 21, 2008
It looks pretty but the water level of Lake Wanaka is low. The rains haven't come the locals say. They do not seem to be too worried.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Fun can still be had on Lake Wanaka and in the surrounding mountains.The lifestyle is very pleasant. Does it matter if the lake retreats a little? The international tourists are still coming for the snow, the extreme sports or to experience the wilderness areas, such as the Mt Aspiring National Park. All's well. The snow and rain will come. It's just part of the natural cycle.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Aspiring National Park straddles the 'great divide' of the Southern Alps and at its heart is a massive area of wilderness - glaciers, snowfields, mountains, valleys and wildlife habitats that require days of hiking to reach.
Update:23/4
We have returned to Lake Wanaka after being in Milford Sound. The place is full of snow bums---scruffily dressed, beer drinking, cigarette smoking males who have left Queenstown because it is too expensive. They hang around rhe cafes and pubs ----what for? The snow?
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